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QUIZ - Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volponi
QUIZ - Rucker Park Setup by Paul Volponi
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A quiz over #ruckerparksetup by #paulvolponi.
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1
Who Am I?
Paul Volponi, the author of Rucker Park Setup.
Paul Volponi, the author of Rucker Park Setup.
Paul Volponi, the author of Rucker Park Setup.
Paul Volponi, the author of Rucker Park Setup.
2
Pg. 6. Who says this? "I've seen them turn a poor kid's head with a new pair of sneakers."
Mackey
Acorn
JR
Stove
3
We find out in the Prologue ...
JR gets stabbed and dies at Rucker Park.
Wilt Chamberlain played at Rucker Park.
JR's mom died from cancer.
Greene is a famous rap artist.
4
JR and his pops (Stove) started to get even closer after this happened.
Stove cheated and didn't call fouls against JR or Mackey.
When Mackey made the winning shot.
Mackey tried to make himself more like Stove's own son.
JR's mom died from cancer.
5
Who announces the games at Rucker Park?
Acorn
Greene
Mackey
Stove
6
Mackey sells out his team and JR for what?
$500
a ride in Green's Lexus
a trip to Disneyland
a new pair of kicks
7
JR and Mackey's big dream was what?
to coach teams at Rucker Park
to be famous rap artists
winning the big basketball tournament at Rucker Park
leaving Harlem and doing to Manhattan
8
Pg 140. What does Mackey do?
He gets slammed by one of the other players.
He screams that Greene in the one who murdered JR.
He cries and goes home.
He throws the ball over the backboard.
9
How does Stove get his revenge on Greene?
He tells him he forgives him for murdering his son.
He slams his head into the concrete over and over.
He throws Greene out of the game.
He lets Fat Anthony win the game.
10
Who actually kills JR?
Greene
Stove
Acorn
Fat Anthony
11
Rate the book.
I liked it and I would like to read another book.
I liked it.
I liked it and I would like to read another book on sports.
I like it and I would like to read poetry next
12
Greene and Fat Anthony made a bet on the big game? How much was the bet?
$50
$500
$5000
$5
13
Acorn laughed at the boys when they showed him their list. Why?
The list was written on aluminum foil
Because they came up with JR's tag
He just loved to laugh at the boys.
He had just heard an awesome joke.
14
What tag does Acorn give Mackey?
Put On The Mustard
The Works
Add Some Relish
Hold The Mustard
15
Pg 41. Finish the quote. " ..., or maybe he's just that good a ___"
liar
gambler
man
coach
16
What's a "shorty?"
a troll
a dog
a girl
a winner
17
Which team wins the big tournament at Rucker Park?
The NBA
Non-Fiction
The Knicks
The Greenebacks
18
Pg 25. Finish the quote. "Everybody's got ___ initials on their sneakers to remember him."
Mitchell's
Greene's
Mackey's
JR's
19
Rucker Park was named after whom? (pg 22)
Horace Rucker
Holcombe Rucker
Houston Rucker
Henry Rucker
20
Who is the head ref at the tournament and always works the championship game?
Greene
Acorn
Stove
Fat Anthony
21
What's the score at halftime? (pg 68)
They aren't keeping score so everybody can be a winner.
40 to 50
42 to 37
It's tied, 50 all.
22
Pg 15. Finish the quote. "So we wrote them out and took the list to Acorn at his _____"
grocery store
food truck
barbershop
garage
23
We find out in the Prologue ...
Mackey and JR have been friends since 5th grade.
Wilt Chamberlain played at Rucker Park.
JR's mom died from cancer.
Greene is a famous rap artist.
24
Mackey spent how much of the money Fat Anthony gave him?
All of it.
None of it.
Half of it.
Some of it.
25
What was the name of the high school the boys attended?
George Washington High
James Madison High
Thomas Jefferson High
John F. Kennedy High
26
Pg 7. Finish the quote. "And son, I don't want you or Mackey mixed up in any of his ..."
high jinks
dirty business
gambling activites
shannigans
27
Mackey keeps JR's _____ in the hallway at his crib.
trophies
kicks
ashes
picture
28
Who is Goat?
the milkman who specializes in goat's milk yogurt
the leader of the Greenbacks
a playground legend from back in the day
the winner of the last tournament
29
If you really play well at Rucker Park, Acorn will give you what?
a bribe
a high five
special props
a nickname
30
Stove doesn't let the boys play for whom?
Mitchell
Greene
Acorn
Fat Anthony
31
Stove doesn't trust the game clock so what does he do?
He keeps the time on his own watch.
He tells them they'll play until the sun goes down.
He stops the game and sends everybody home.
He keeps the time in his head.
32
We find out in the Prologue ...
JR's mom died from cancer.
Greene is a famous rap artist.
Wilt Chamberlain played at Rucker Park.
Mackey's dad died when he was really little.
