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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) 41.
(b) 26.
(c) 32.
(d) 19.

3. How old does the narrator say he and his brother are almost in "JB and I"?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

4. Who is Jordan's favorite basketball player described as in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
(b) Kobe Bryand.
(c) LeBron James.
(d) Michael Jordan.

5. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?
(a) "Filthy McNasty."
(b) "007-Ove."
(c) "Da Man."
(d) "JB."

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

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

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

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

10. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?
(a) "BOPPING."
(b) "ROCKING."
(c) "SOCKing."
(d) "SLACKING."

11. Where does Josh envision JB when his team is meditating in "At Practice"?
(a) At the Olympics.
(b) On a mountaintop.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a church.

12. Where does Josh say his mother is in "Too Good"?
(a) At the game.
(b) At a conference.
(c) At church.
(d) At her office.

13. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The hoop."
(b) "The fans."
(c) "The ball."
(d) "The court."

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

15. What does JB throw to Josh in "He Probably"?
(a) The telephone.
(b) A book.
(c) His father's ring.
(d) His backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?

2. How much money does the narrator say Jordan won from a bet with his father in "Jordan Bell"?

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

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

5. The narrator of "Josh Bell" says that he is the next "Kevin Durant, LeBron" and who?

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