Characters
100: The main character and narrator of the story.
Who is Josh Bell?
100: The area behind this line is worth 3 points when you score.
What is the three-point line?
100: The type of writing used in the book, which is like poetry.
What is verse?
100: The sport that the Bell family loves.
What is basketball?
100: To move quickly, rhymes with "start".
What is dart?
200: Josh's twin brother.
Who is Jordan (JB)?
200: To pass the ball to a teammate.
What is assist?
200: When words have the same ending sound, like "ball" and "fall".
What is rhyme?
200: The close relationship between Josh and JB.
What is brotherhood?
200: Confused or puzzled, rhymes with "maze".
What is daze?
300: The twins' father, a former basketball star.
Who is Chuck Bell?
300: A player who is very tall and usually plays near the basket.
What is a center?
300: Words that sound like what they mean, like "buzz" or "splash".
What is onomatopoeia?
300: How Josh feels when JB starts spending time with Alexis.
What is jealousy?
300: To say something suddenly without thinking.
What is blurt?
400: The twins' mother, who works at their school.
Who is Dr. Crystal Bell?
400: When a player stops an opponent's shot.
What is a block?
400: When the first letters of words in a phrase are the same, like "Filthy McNasty's Fury".
What is alliteration?
400: What Josh learns about himself throughout the story.
What is growing up or coming of age?
400: Very excited or full of energy.
What is exuberant?
500: The girl Jordan starts dating.
Who is Alexis?
500: Chuck Bell's special move that gives the book its title.
What is the crossover?
500: A comparison using "like" or "as", such as "Josh is as quick as lightning".
What is a simile?
500: The serious issue that Chuck Bell faces in the story.
What is health problems or illness?
500: When you feel let down because something wasn't as good as you hoped.
What is disappointment?