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Crossover - Final Test
Crossover - Final Test
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A test covering the whole book, as well as select vocabulary and literary elements
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1
On the day of the championship game,
Josh runs away from home
JB decides to quit the team
Chuck Bell has another heart attack
Alexis breaks up with JB
2
What is hypertension?
heart attack
stroke
stress
high blood pressure
3
When an author gives clues about what will happen later in the story, it's called
spoiler alert
foretelling
forecasting
foreshadowing
4
Why does Josh let Vondie win the race?
Vondie is depressed and he wants him to feel better
He doesn't let him win; Vondie is just faster
He knows Vondie needs a win
He doesn't want to get out of practice
5
Miss Sweet Tea's (aka Pink Reebok Girl) real name is
Brittany
Alice
Alexis
Alexa
6
When an author makes a comparison in the story to something outside the story, it is
allusion
setting
idiom
alliteration
7
Characterization refers to
an author developing setting in the story
when there is conflict between two characters in a story
an author developing the characters in a story
when there aren't enough characters in a story
8
What does Josh learn about Alexis when she comes over for dinner?
she has a sister who goes to Duke
she's annoying
she's pretty
her dad was a famous basketball player
9
Who is Josh's brother's favorite basketball player?
Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Allen Iverson
Kevin Durant
10
What
heirloom
does Chuck leave for Josh?
his professional jersey
a million dollars
his championship ring
his high school jersey
11
Who is named MVP of the basketball team?
Josh
Vondie
Alexis
JB
12
What happens when Chuck goes up to dunk the ball at the rec center?
he has a stroke
he trips and falls
he has a heart attack
Josh fouls him
13
What does Josh do during the game that causes him to get suspended from the team?
he insults the referee
he aggressively fouls another player
he refuses to pass the ball
he almost breaks his brother's nose
14
How many free throw shots does Josh make in a row after the funeral?
12
19
49
50
15
Why did Josh write an ode to his hair?
Because he hated it
Because he missed it
Because he had to shave it for the Army
Because he loved writing odes
16
What does it men to be
estranged
?
to be a stranger
to have a bond broken or separated
to be very weird
to be divorced
17
Why doesn't Josh tell his mom the truth about what happened during the test?
because he's embarassed
because he knows he's guilty
because he's ashamed
because he's covering for JB
18
Whose nickname is "Precious"?
Alexis
Vondie
Chuck
JB
19
What does the doctor tell the boys to do while their dad is in a coma?
get their blood pressure tested
go back to school
act like nothing is wrong
talk to him
20
How does Josh get in trouble on the vocabulary test?
he gets caught passing a note
he falls asleep
he's talking to Miss Sweet Tea
he gets caught cheating
21
Why did Chuck Bell stop playing basketball?
He got tired of it
He got benched too much
He got too old
He got patella tendonitis
22
What does JB order from eBay?
a used toothbrush owned by Jordan
a pair of rare Air Jordans
a retired Jordan jersey
a pair of used MJ socks
23
What is the name of Josh's twin brother?
JC
JB
Jacob
Jamario
24
Why does Josh act so
churlish
at the hospital?
he failed that last vocabulary test
he tired of being suspended from the basketball team
he's scared about his dad
he's mad because Alexis likes JB
25
An important
theme
in "The Crossover" is
the importance of family
the importance of Michael Jordan
dating is bad
school sports are bad
26
Why won't JB accept Josh's apology?
Sweet Tea tells him not to
he wants Josh to move out
he says Josh did it on purpose
his nose is broken
27
What events
foreshadow
Chuck's death in the story?
all of these choices
his refusal to see a doctor
his nosebleeds
his father's death from hypertension
28
What is the definition of
pulchritudinous
?
extremely ugly
extremely problematic
extremely prolific
extremely beautiful
29
"I miss basketball like hip hop misses Tupac" is an example of ________
alliteration
illusion
narcisissim
allusion
30
How do we know that conflict is coming between Josh and JB?
JB threatens to punch Josh
Josh has a vision of JB being hurt in the hospital
JB vandalizes Josh's locker
Josh sabotages JB's homework
31
When a word/phrase has more than one meaning, it can be called
double meaning
double entendre
double trouble
double definition
32
What happened to Chuck Bell?
he died of cancer
he died from a stroke
he died in a car accident
he died from a heart attack
33
At the funeral, the preacher says "a great father, son, and husband has crossed over." This is
an example of foreshadowing
a simile about death and the afterlife
a metaphor about death and basketball
an allusion to the basketball move, the crossover
34
Why does JB have Josh talk to Alexis (aka Miss Sweet Tea) for him?
he doesn't really like her
he's too shy
he wants to keep her waiting
he wants Josh to go out with her
35
What is the definition of
profusely
?
trending on Twitter
trickling out a little at a time
being popular
pouring out in great quantity
36
How does JB try to indirectly apologize to Josh for cutting his hair?
He offers to do his homework for a week
He brings him his favorite foods from the Chinese buffet
He gives him Miss Sweet Tea's phone number
He doesn't do anything to apologize
37
True/False: Changing the perspective of the person telling the story would change the story.
False
True
38
How old was Chuck Bell when he died?
39
29
49
59
39
True/False - Chuck was able to hear Josh talking when he was in the coma.
True
False
40
What's a "calamity"?
a treatment for poison ivy
a joyful occasion
a winning shot in basketball
an unexpected, undesirable event
41
Which of the following ways can characterization be developed?
what other characters say/do around the character
all of these choices
direct description of the character
dialogue - what a character says
42
What does this mean: "talking to JB now would be like pushing water uphill with a rake"?
it would be fun
it would be hot
it would be an impossible task
it would be hard work
43
Who said "your talent will help you win games, but your intelligence will help you win at life"
Chuck Bell (and Michael Jordan)
Shaquille O'Neal
Alexis' dad
the Coach
44
All of these are reasons Josh had dreadlocks EXCEPT:
his father had them when he played basketball
he felt like he could fly with them
his favorite rappers have them
Vondie also has them
45
Why did the family eat salad for Thanksgiving?
Because someone burned the turkey
Because their mom put them on a diet
Because grandma fell of the porch & Uncle Bob couldn't cook
Because their mom was worried about Chuck's blood pressure
46
Irony means that
something is made of iron
the opposite of what you think will happen, happens
a disaster is coming
your clothes are wrinkled
47
What is the definition of
churlish
?
being too talkative
being hard to get along with
being easy to get along with
being a great athlete
48
Why does Dr. Bell want her husband to go to the doctor?
She wants him to get his allergy medicine
She wants him to have knee surgery
She is afraid he has cancer
She is worried about his blood pressure
49
What is a
myocardial infarction
?
a coma
a fainting episode
a heart attack
a stroke
50
Perspective refers to
whether or not a character needs glasses
how a character would change a situation
how a character understands or views a situation
whether or not a character is the protagonist
