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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what album does the song "Filthy McNasty" appear?
(a) Kind of Blue.
(b) Paris Blues.
(c) A Love Supreme.
(d) Midnight Blue.

2. What does Vondie's girlfriend want to be when she grows up, according to the narrator in "Even Vondie"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A basketball player.
(c) A teacher.
(d) President.

3. Who is JB and Josh's team set to play next week in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?
(a) The Cook County Patriots.
(b) The Independence Red Rockets.
(c) The Olive Branch Wildcats.
(d) The St. Matthews Middle Giants.

4. 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) "Because there were no mashed potatoes on the table!"
(c) "Because she wouldn't let him in the door!"
(d) "To get to the other side."

5. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?
(a) Roberta James Middle.
(b) Olive Branch Junior High.
(c) Hoover Middle.
(d) Independence Junior High.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?

2. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?

3. Who's mother wrote a book, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

4. Where does Josh describe going on his way home after practice in "Second-Person"?

5. What does Josh describe his father playing with his brothers in "Santa Claus Stops By"?

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