Special Final Assessment

1. What genre is The Crossover?

• Historical Fiction
• Autobiography
• Poetry
• Science Fiction

1. What POV is being used in this poem from 2nd Quarter?

• 1st Person
• 2nd Person
• 3rd Person

3. True or False: The events in the 2nd and 3rd Quarter sections are mostly rising action.

• True
• False

5. What is the purpose of the basketball rules throughout the book?

• The rules are ideas the Josh has made up himself to help him go to North Carolina.
• The rules are the rules the Coach has for his school basketball team.
• The rules are rules for basketball, but also for Josh's life.
• The rules are Josh and JB's promises to each other as brothers.

6. Which of the following is true about the cleave poem "Dear Jordan"?

• The poem can be understood in three different ways - each side can be their own poems and you can read it left to right.
• The poem only makes sense if you read it from the bottom to the top.
• The poem can be understood by reading every other line.
• The poem needs to be read by only looking at the first word in each line.

7. What type of poetic form is being used in "Things I Learn at Dinner"?

• An ode
• A cleave poem
• A list poem
• A poem with ABABCC rhyme scheme

9. In the poem "Showoff," what effect does the form of the poem have on the reader?

• The structure of the poem emphasizes how little JB is doing during the game.
• The form makes the reader root for the school basketball team by making the game seem fun.
• The creative form imitates the movement and showiness that JB is demonstrating on the court as if the poem is showing off too!
• The structure is serious and gives the moment an eerie tone, which makes the reader pay attention.

11. Which of the following definitions best fits the word "opulent" as it's used in the poem "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

• wealthy
• poor
• luxurious
• costly

13. Based on the poem "i-ron-ic," which of the following would be the best example to include in the poem?

• As in: It's ironic that Miss Sweet Tea likes Josh even though it's JB who calls her on the phone.
• As in: It's ironic that Josh loses basketball when it's the thing he wishes his brother would focus on instead of Miss Sweet Tea.
• As in: It's ironic that Chuck Bell has high blood pressure even though he loves hummus.
• As in: It's ironic that JB is a vocabulary wizard and he needs Josh to do his homework for him.

14. What type of figurative language is in the example below from the poem "Josh's Play-by-Play "?

• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Idiom