Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

“Warm-Up”

Reading Check

1. What is Josh and JB’s relationship?

2. What is Josh’s nickname?

3. What sets Josh and JB’s style apart?

Multiple Choice

1. Where does Josh’s nickname come from?

A) An embarrassing childhood incident

B) One of his dad’s favorite songs

C) His moves on the basketball court

D) His basketball idol

2. What does JB like to do that often leads to trouble?

A) Tease girls

B) Talk trash on the court

C) Make bets

D) Cut class

3. Why doesn’t Chuck let Josh wear his championship ring?

A) Because he will lose it

B) Because he hasn’t earned it

C) Because it will make him overconfident

D) Because JB will be jealous

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What is significant about the style of the poems that narrate Josh’s experience on the basketball court?

2. What makes Josh feel good about his nickname?

3. Why do Josh and JB’s dad have to sit at the top of the stands at their games?

“First Quarter”

Reading Check

1. Why does Chuck’s basketball career end?

2. Why are doughnuts banned by Josh and JB’s mother?

3. Why does Josh get in trouble in class?

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