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

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

3. 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 the moon misses the sun."
(d) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."

4. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His lunch box.
(c) His fist.
(d) His jockstrap.

5. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "They make me feel like a king."
(b) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(c) "They remind me of my father."
(d) "No one else on the team has them."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?

3. Where does Josh say his mother is in "Too Good"?

4. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

5. How old was Josh's grandfather when he died, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crystal explain to Josh in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?

2. What metaphors are seen in "Basketball Rule #1"?

3. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?

4. Who is Josh Bell and what role does he play in "The Crossover"?

5. How does Josh's father respond to Josh's concerns about JB in the second poem titled "Conversation" in "Second Quarter"?

6. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?

7. Why does Crystal Bell make her husband sit in the top row of the bleachers during basketball games?

8. What does Coach Hawkins have his team do in "At Practice"? Why?

9. Why does Josh lie to his father in "35-18"?

10. What is the meaning of the title to the poem "Second-Person"?

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