The Crossover and Double Doubles Reading Check

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.

Near the end of “At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk,” the brothers

probably are tempted to laugh because --

• The 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 coach’s advice is the opposite of their feelings toward each other.

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.

The back-and-forth between the two speakers is meant to represent --

• A. A family argument

• The age difference between the sisters

• The way a tennis match is played

• A cheering crowd

Which set of lines indicates that the Williams sisters consider each other an

extraordinary tennis player?

• We took our game/ to beaded stars above. (lines 4-5)

• My sister’s/ lobs and / volleys / so astonish me (lines 6-9)

• The Williams sisters / read each other better / than a to z. (lines 19-21)

• Match point is only one / quick ace away. (lines 26-27)

According to this poem, what advantage do the Williams sisters have over other

players?

• The moves of both sisters are always identical.

• They both have been playing tennis for a long time.

• Love for the games of tennis makes both of them great.

• They each know everything about the way the other plays.