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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many points does Josh describe scoring at the pickup game at the Rec in "Conversation"?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.
2. What is the name of the girl that Josh talks to on the phone in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Sarah.
3. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Clark County Cougars.
(b) The Anderson Seahawks.
(c) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.
(d) The Indepdendence Badgers.
4. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) The UK.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.
5. Where does Vondie's mother work, according to the narrator in "Ironic"?
(a) In the school cafeteria.
(b) At NASA.
(c) At a bank.
(d) At a bookstore.
Short Answer Questions
1. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
2. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?
3. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
4. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?
5. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Josh describe JB's behavior in the first poem titled "Conversation" from "Second Quarter"?
2. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?
3. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?
4. How do JB and Josh respond to their father's collapse in "I"m on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
5. What literary device stand out the most in the poem "Showoff"? What are examples?
6. Why does Josh lie to his father in "35-18"?
7. Who is Josh Bell and what role does he play in "The Crossover"?
8. What is the meaning of the title to the poem "Second-Person"?
9. How does Josh define "Tipping Point" in the poem with the same name?
10. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?
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