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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fourth Quarter".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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.
2. What is the court described as doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?
(a) Bouncing.
(b) Thrashing.
(c) Rolling.
(d) Sizzling.
3. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?
(a) "Da Man."
(b) "JB."
(c) "Filthy McNasty."
(d) "007-Ove."
4. The narrator says in "Basketball Rule #9," "When the game is on the line," to do what?
(a) "Don't fear."
(b) "Focus."
(c) "Shift focus."
(d) "Keep running."
5. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "They remind me of my father."
(b) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(c) "They make me feel like a king."
(d) "No one else on the team has them."
Short Answer Questions
1. What musician does Josh describe listening to in "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used To"?
2. For how many days does Josh say his father has been in the hospital in "Tanka for Language Arts Class"?
3. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
4. How is the word "Churlish" described in the poem with the same name?
5. At what time is the first message posted in "Text Messages from Vondie"?
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