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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) 5:28 p.m.
(b) 5:35 p.m.
(c) 5:44 p.m.
(d) 4:45 p.m.

2. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) JB.
(b) Jordan.
(c) J.
(d) Filthy McNasty.

3. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?
(a) Writing on the computer.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Homework.
(d) Talking on the phone.

4. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "An ol' Chevette."
(b) "A red Corvette."
(c) "A dirt road."
(d) "A pickup truck."

5. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?
(a) "Live smarter, play hard, practice harder."
(b) "No matter how down you get, always leave your heart on the court."
(c) "When you stop playing your game you've already lost."
(d) "If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in the poem "Josh Bell," "See when I play ball, / I'm on fire. / When I shoot, I" what?

2. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?

3. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?

4. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

5. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

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