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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?
(a) "Da Man."
(b) "007-Ove."
(c) "JB."
(d) "Filthy McNasty."

2. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Ohio State.
(b) Carolina Blue.
(c) LSU.
(d) Duke.

3. 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.

4. Who is Jordan's favorite basketball player described as in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) LeBron James.
(b) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Kobe Bryand.

5. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "They make me feel like a king."
(b) "No one else on the team has them."
(c) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(d) "They remind me of my father."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Josh's father offer to stop for food after the game in "35-18"?

2. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?

3. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?

4. On what album does the song "Filthy McNasty" appear?

5. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."

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