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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 Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Chinese food.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Doughnuts.

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

3. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?
(a) Pasta and cheese sauce.
(b) Tuna salad on wheat.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Spinach salad.

4. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Down."
(b) "Sinks."
(c) "Tumbles."
(d) "Falls."

5. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?
(a) Kim Bazemore.
(b) Alexis.
(c) Mary Short.
(d) Jenny Laughton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?

3. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?

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

5. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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