Names
What is the protagonist's name?
Josh Bell
Which basketball star does JB "stalk" aka love most?
Michael Jordan
What is the basketball move where player moves ball from one hand to the other?
Crossover
What do you call the figurative language that gives human traits to objects?
Personification
What is the author's name?
Kwame Alexander
What does Josh inherit from his father?
Championship ring
What is the interruption of a bond, a person no longer close?
estranged
Which figurative language makes a comparison using like or as?
simile
What is the name of the blood pressure issue Chuck has?
Hypertension
What is one of the main conflicts?
Josh has a conflict with JB.
character Vs. character
What word means having a bad temper, difficult to work with?
churlish
Which term describes an author's attitude?
tone
What musician inspired the nickname Filthy McNasty?
Horace Mann
When and where does a double climax happen?
Wildcats winning at the championship game/ Dad dying in hospital
An unexpected, undesirable event.
Calamity
What is a "paragraph"" of a poem called?
Stanza
What is the name of the Japanese form of poetry Josh uses to describe English class?
Tanka
What is the theme of this book in regards to loss in life?
Loss is inevitable..but true champions dance through it.
Pouring forth in great quantity.
profusely
What is connotation?
Positive/Negative feeling associated with the word.