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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 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 jockstrap.
(d) His fist.

2. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Clark County Cougars.
(b) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.
(c) The Indepdendence Badgers.
(d) The Anderson Seahawks.

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

4. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?
(a) "Alone."
(b) "Rocking."
(c) "Slipping."
(d) "Dancing."

5. Who was not at the game tonight, according to the narrator in "Out of Control"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many points does Josh describe scoring at the pickup game at the Rec in "Conversation"?

2. What position does Josh Bell's mother have at his school?

3. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?

4. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What literary device stand out the most in the poem "Showoff"? What are examples?

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

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

6. How does Josh define "irony" in "Ironic"? How does he apply irony to his life?

7. How are the careers of Josh's parents described in the narrative?

8. How did Josh Bell get his nickname? What is the significance of Josh's nickname?

9. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?

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

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