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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?
(a) Tetris.
(b) Grand Theft Auto.
(c) World of Warcraft.
(d) Madden.

3. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) Because of a broken taillight.
(b) Because he ran a streetlight.
(c) Because he ran a stop sign.
(d) Because he was speeding.

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

5. What does Josh say he made on his vocabulary test in "Too Good"?
(a) A+.
(b) B-.
(c) B+.
(d) A-.

6. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?
(a) St. Lawrence Middle School.
(b) Independence Junior High.
(c) Olive Branch Junior High.
(d) Andersonville Junior High.

7. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) Tupac, Lil Wayne, and Dr. Dre.
(b) Kanye West, Eminem, and The Noorious B.I.G.
(c) Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale.
(d) Jay Z, Drake, and Dr. Dre.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "An ol' Chevette."
(b) "A pickup truck."
(c) "A red Corvette."
(d) "A magnolia tree."

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

15. What is the name of the girl that Josh talks to on the phone in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Crystal.
(d) Alexis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?

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

4. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?

5. Where does Josh envision JB when his team is meditating in "At Practice"?

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