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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?
(a) Mary Short.
(b) Jenny Laughton.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Kim Bazemore.

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

3. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?
(a) "Ogre."
(b) "Archangel."
(c) "Manchild."
(d) "Cyclops."

4. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?
(a) Their free throws.
(b) Their offense.
(c) Their mental game.
(d) Their defense.

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

6. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(b) "No one else on the team has them."
(c) "They remind me of my father."
(d) "They make me feel like a king."

7. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) He slaps him.
(b) He goes inside to call 911.
(c) He sprays him with the garden hose.
(d) He calls for his mother.

8. Where does Josh's father offer to stop for food after the game in "35-18"?
(a) Krispy Kreme.
(b) KFC.
(c) Pollard's.
(d) Taco Bell.

9. 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."

10. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

11. What word does the narrator tell his father that no one uses anymore in "How I Got My Nickname"?
(a) "Square."
(b) "Hippest."
(c) "Swag."
(d) "Coolest."

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

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

14. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?
(a) In the top row.
(b) In the front row.
(c) In the middle row.
(d) In the faculty box.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?

3. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?

4. Who was not at the game tonight, according to the narrator in "Out of Control"?

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

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