The Crossover Quiz 2nd Quarter

Which text based detail does NOT foreshadow that Josh and Jordan's dad is sick?

• Dad asks if we should stop at Pollards. I tell him I'm not hungry...even though I skipped lunch today.

• You can get used to things going well, but you're never prepared for something to go wrong.

• Now I'm laughing too, but only on the outside.

• When you stop playing your game, you've already lost.

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Which detail from the text shows that Jordan's priorities are shifting?

• They told me I should try out for junior varsity next year 'cause I got hops....

• JB is listening to the sound of his heart bouncing on the court.

• You can get used to things going well, but you’re never prepared for something to go wrong.

• Now I'm laughing too, but only on the outside.

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Irony is having the opposite happening of what the reader would have intended. Which is NOT an example of an ironic event?

• Vondie hates astronomy but his mom works for NASA.

• Grandpop died in the hospital and Dad doesn’t like doctors.

• Showoff JB is too shy to talk to Miss Sweet Tea.

• JB is listening to the sound of his heart bouncing on the court.

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In the text it states, "I’m eating a fruit cup (alone), before I see JB strut into the cafeteria with Miss Sweet Tea holding his precious hand." This leads to the prediction that.....

• JB will continue to spend time with his new girlfriend.

• Josh will find himself alone.

• Josh will become jealous.

• all of these

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All of the chapters in "The Crossover" are told in first person point-of-view except this one: Second Person. What is the difference?

• Josh refers to himself as "I"

• Josh refers to himself as "you"

• Josh refers to himself as "me"

• all of the above

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A “third wheel” is a common idiom which means there is someone unnecessary to the group. Who is the third wheel?

• Josh

• Jordan

• Miss Sweet Tea

• Vondie

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"The apple of his eye," is known as which poetic element?

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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The section, "Showoff" has the repetition of the 'S' sound. Which poetic element is this an example of?

• idiom

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

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What is the denotation of “flashing blues”?

• blue lights

• police officer

• police car

• jail

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What is the connotation of “flashing blues”?

• a. blue lights

• b. police officer

• c. police car

• d. jail

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