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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 his mother repeatedly singing in "The Doctor Pats Jordan and Me on the Back and Says"?
(a) "On the Mountaintop."
(b) "Halelujah."
(c) "Kumbaya."
(d) "Stand by Me."

2. Who is JB and Josh's team set to play next week in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?
(a) The Olive Branch Wildcats.
(b) The Independence Red Rockets.
(c) The St. Matthews Middle Giants.
(d) The Cook County Patriots.

3. For how many days does Josh say his father has been in the hospital in "Tanka for Language Arts Class"?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 9.

4. What is the final score in "Text Messages from Vondie"?
(a) 35-20.
(b) 37-35.
(c) 39-38.
(d) 40-39.

5. What does Josh's father say when he awakens in "On Christmas Eve"?
(a) "How did the game come out?"
(b) "Where is your brother?"
(c) "Filthy, I didn't jump ship."
(d) "I love you all."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as JB's girlfriend's favorite basketball player in "Things I Learn at Dinner"?

2. What does the postscript say in "Dear Jordan"?

3. In what tense is the poem "This Week, I" related?

4. What does Josh compare Vondie's girlfriend's butt to in "Even Vondie"?

5. What basketball camp did JB's girlfriend go to, according to the narrator in "Things I Learn at Dinner"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Josh say JB hates basketball in "Myocardial Infarction"?

2. What information is related in "Text Messages from Vondie"?

3. How does the advice in "Basketball Rule #9" apply to life?

4. What advice does Josh's father give him regarding JB in "The Nosebleed Section"?

5. How is the word "profusely" explored in the poem that has the same name?

6. What are some of the reasons that Josh lists in "Mom, Since You Asked, I’ll Tell You Why I’m So Angry"?

7. What character is compared to a storm in the poem "Storm"? How does the author make this comparison?

8. What actions are described regarding Chuck in "On Christmas Eve"?

9. What condition has led to Chuck Bell's hospitalization in "Fourth Quarter"?

10. Why does Josh point out the irony of the doctor's name in "The Next Morning"?

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