Ex-basketball player by john updike
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- Q1What is the title of the poem by John Updike that features an ex-basketball player?The Hoops HeroThe Court ChampionEx-Basketball PlayerBasketball Dreams30s
- Q2What kind of establishment does Flick Webb work at?The Gas StationThe Main Street CafeThe Corner StoreBerth's Garage30s
- Q3What is Flick Webb's claim to fame?Holding the record for most points scored in a single gameWinning the state championshipBeing the coach's favorite playerBeing the team captain30s
- Q4What does Flick Webb do on the nights when he is feeling melancholy?Watches old basketball gamesDrinks at the local barListens to jazz musicDrives past the high school30s
- Q5Who does Flick Webb run into while driving through town?His estranged father, now back in townHis former teammate, now a successful businessmanHis old coach, now retiredHis old girlfriend, now a waitress at The Main Street Cafe30s
- Q6What does Flick Webb do when he sees his old girlfriend?Asks her to get back togetherInvites her to dinnerPulls over and talks to herPretends not to see her and keeps driving30s
- Q7What is the message of the poem?The possibility of second chances in loveThe need to hold onto memories of the pastThe importance of basketball in small town AmericaThe fleeting nature of fame and the struggle to move on from the past30s
- Q8What literary device is used to describe Flick Webb's basketball-playing days?PersonificationHyperboleExtended metaphorAlliteration30s
- Q9What is the tone of the poem?JoyfulMelancholicEnergeticHopeful30s