The Crossover
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Lucas Hlavacek
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By Lucas Hlavacek
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Multiple Choice
According to the speaker in “JB and I,” why is JB more interested in being religious than in playing basketball?
JB had a spiritual experience at camp.
JB is not as good a slasher as the speaker is.
JB is interested in a girl at church.
JB is trying to please his parents.
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Multiple Choice
Near the end of “At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk,” the brothers probably are tempted to laugh because ____________
they already have been trying hard to make the coach’s advice work
their teammate Vondie is making fun of the coach as he talks
the coach does a terrible job of imitating a famous NBA coach
the advice seems too sentimental for two fierce competitors
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Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the brothers’ father as we see him in the second and third scenes?
He misses the days when he was a basketball player.
He has a bond with his sons because of basketball.
He is not as impressed with his two sons as his wife is.
He attends his sons’ games only because he must.
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Open Ended
Review lines 16–18 of “At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk.” What mental images do these metaphors create and how do they help express what the speaker is feeling?
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Open Ended
Think about these three verse novel scenes. What theme do the scenes, taken together, suggest?
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Open Ended
In lines 1–2 of “JB and I,” the speaker compares JB and himself to “goals at / opposite ends of the court.” According to lines 3–15, how are the speaker and JB different?
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