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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator's father's name?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Jerry.
(c) JB.
(d) James.

2. What does Josh describe Jordan wearing in "Conversation"?
(a) High-top sneakers.
(b) His dad's cologne.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) His father's championship ring.

3. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Allusion.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Sonorance.
(d) Assonance.

4. What game does Josh's team win in "This Week, I"?
(a) Game Ten.
(b) Game Seven.
(c) Game Nine.
(d) Game Twelve.

5. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?
(a) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(b) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(c) "Like I miss your mother."
(d) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

2. How many free throws does Josh achieve in a row in "Free Throws"?

3. What news does Josh's mother relate after the phone call in "As We're About to Leave for the Final Game"?

4. What kind of job has Josh's dad been given an offer for in "I Run into Dad's Room"?

5. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?

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