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QUIZ #1 THE CROSSOVER pages 1-95
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A reading quiz about Kwame Alexander's book.
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1
Only Da Man wears ...
Da ring.
Da Bears.
Da Socks.
Da da da dat daaaaaah!!!!!
2
Josh's dad draws similarities between basketball and ...
What are similarities?
jazz music
hip hop
football
3
"Crossover" refers to a move in which sport?
surfboarding
skateboarding
hoverboarding
basketball
4
Josh plays a pick up game at the rec, but Jordan...
makes bets in the parking lot
chats with Miss Sweet Tea
hates the rec because it's dirty
writes love poetry for his crush
5
Josh's dad says that he needs to work on a certain skill. What is it?
sprinting
free throws
3-pointers
the crossover
6
The genre for the story would be best labeled...
realistic fiction because it could happen.
non-fiction because it really happened.
fiction because it really happened.
memoir because it is the author's story.
7
Who cheered, "Keep it funky, Filthy!"
the coach
Jordan's twin
Josh's dad
Josh's twin
8
What does the twins' mother do for a living?
She is the assistant principal.
She is a rocket scientist.
She is the basketball coach.
She is a hairdresser.
9
What is patellar tendinitis?
a Latin phrase meaning "ow, my knee hurts"
a pasta dish
a career ending condition
jumper's knee
10
Why does Josh have to go to his mother's office at school?
He was passing a note to the new girl from his brother.
He was cheating on a test.
Problems on the athletics bus.
He was skipping school to practice free throws.
11
Without Mom's supervision, Dad ...
plays basketball with his hurt knee.
plays poker with the guys.
makes bets with the twins.
eats Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
12
How does Josh characterize his twin brother Jordan's feelings about Michael Jordan?
Ain't no thang.
Kobe rules.
Couldn't care less
Stalker-like
13
When Mom isn't at the games, what can Dad do?
Eat nachos
Yell
Coach
Root, root, root for the home team
14
Who said that Josh's game is "fresh and new/like a red Corvette"?
his mom
a talking basketball
his twin
his coach
15
The Crossover is unique because the story is written in...
heiroglyphics
verse/rhyme
a series of Instagram posts
cave paintings
16
Why does Josh have long hair?
all of these things
a Croatian basketball player
rappers he loves
his hair is his wings
17
When Josh loses a bet,
Josh doesn't take the bet.
Jordan cuts a bunch of his hair.
He has to buy dinner for the family.
Jordan gives him a noogie.
18
Josh Bell's nickname is...
Ronald McDonald
Filthy McNasty
Basket the Ball
Smurfy McBlue
19
What 2 universities do the twins want to attend?
U of A and UCA
KU and MU
Stanford and USC
Duke and UNC
20
How would you describe Josh's preference during a game?
He does a play-by-play in his head.
He raps as he dribbles.
He likes to talk trash.
He likes silence on the court.
21
What can Josh Bell do that might be unusual for a 7th grader?
sip sweet tea with the new girl
make 3-pointers all night long
slam dunk the ball
do a play-by-play in his head
22
How likely are you to keep reading The Crossover?
Perhaps I will, perhaps I won't.
All of these answers are correct.
Already finished!
It's happening!
23
What is one way to tell the twins apart?
hair
teeth
knee brace
scars
24
Why is Josh's mom worried about her husband eating salt?
All of these things.
He has hypertension.
He has high blood pressure.
His father died of hypertension.
25
Why is Jordan focused on going to church?
girls
prayer
superstition
God
26
Josh says, "In this game of life, your family is..."
the game/and the ball is a ball
the team/and the ball is your coach
the court/and the ball is your heart
the championship/and the ball is the ring
27
Josh and Jordan's father...
was invited by the Lakers to try out
all of these things
had a million dollar contract
was a pro baller
28
"Why can't you play sports in the jungle?"
This is one of their dad's corny jokes.
Because of the cheetahs.
It's nothing but gnat.
There is no GOAT.
29
The author of The Crossover is...
a former teacher.
Kwame Alexander
self-published.
All of these things!
30
Is the new girl a knockout or just beautiful?
She is bellisima!
She's gorgeous.
She's incomparable.
She's pulchritudinous.
