The Crossover Unit Test Review

Characters

100

Who is the protagonist of The Crossover?

Josh Bell

200

Name two ways how JB's girlfriend is referred to in the book. 

Possible answers: Alexis, the pink Reeboks wearing girl, Miss Sweet Tea, Miss Bittersweet Tea, my sweetness, the girl who stole my brother

300

What is the coach's last name?

Hawkins

400

What are the first names of BOTH of Josh's parents?

Chuck and Crystal

500

What does Jordan buy off of eBay?

A Michael Jordan toothbrush that was "only used once"

Plot

100

What is the goal that Josh is working towards during the whole book?

Winning the championship game

200

Name two health problems that Josh's dad has. 

Possible answers: hypertension/high blood pressure, patellar tendonitis, heart attacks, myocardial infarction

300

Where do Josh, JB, and their dad always go after church?

The Rec 

400

True or False: when Josh and JB miss a game because their dad has a heart attack, the team loses the game without them. 

False: they win 40-39

500

Name three reasons Josh is angry in the poem "Mom, since you asked, I'll tell you why I'm so angry"

Ms. Ross will look at the book to check because there are a lot of options :)

Themes

100

What does Josh compare basketball to throughout the book?

Family

200

Name one way Josh loses his sense of identity in the book.

Possible answers: loses his hair, rejects his nickname, feels "estranged" from himself when he hurts JB

300

What are at least two different ways people in the book deal with grief?

Answers will vary

400

What ends up causing Josh and JB's brotherhood to repair?

Possible answers: the apology poem/letter, the shared grief of losing their dad, shooting free throws together at the end

500

Name two main lessons that Josh learns by the end of the book.

Answers will vary

Poetry Vocab

100

What is this figurative language: "You are my sunshine"

Metaphor

200

Name three onomatopoeias. 

Answers will vary. 

300

Name one specific instance of foreshadowing in The Crossover.

Answers will vary.

400

Name one example of an allusion. 

Answers will vary.

500

Write the syllable arrangement of anapestic hexameter.

_ _ /  _ _ /  _ _ / _ _ /  _ _ /  _ _ /

Random

100

What was the style of hair Josh had that defined his identity?

Locks/locs/dreadlocks/dreads

200

What is lineation?

The decision of when/where to make line breaks in a poem

300

What job was Dad offered that Mom forbids him from taking due to his worsening health?

Coaching for a nearby college basketball team

400

What meter is this: / _  / _  / _  / _

Trochaic tetrameter

500

What is the date (day and month) of the article that announces Dad's passing?

January 14