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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Third Quarter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josh compare Vondie's girlfriend's butt to in "Even Vondie"?
(a) A washing board.
(b) Chicago.
(c) An apple.
(d) Vermont.

2. What is the punchline for Josh's dad's joke in "Final Jeopardy," "Y'all know what the mama turkey said to her naughty son?"
(a) "If your papa could see your now, he'd turn over in his gravy!"
(b) "To get to the other side."
(c) "Because she wouldn't let him in the door!"
(d) "Because there were no mashed potatoes on the table!"

3. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?
(a) "The fans."
(b) "The court."
(c) "The ball."
(d) "The hoop."

4. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?
(a) "Alone."
(b) "Dancing."
(c) "Rocking."
(d) "Slipping."

5. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?
(a) Stealing books.
(b) Reading for pleasure.
(c) Kissing his girlfriend.
(d) Studying for a test.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's father's name?

2. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?

3. How old was Josh's grandfather when he died, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

4. What word does the narrator tell his father that no one uses anymore in "How I Got My Nickname"?

5. How much money does the narrator say Jordan won from a bet with his father in "Jordan Bell"?

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