Question 1

What sport does JB and Filthy McNasty play?

Accepted Answer

Basketball

Question 2

What is Josh's nickname?

Accepted Answer

Filthy McNasty

Question 3

Why does Filthy have dreads?

Accepted Answer

because his dad had dreads

Question 4

What kind of music does dad listen to?

Accepted Answer

jazz

Question 5

What position does Filthy play on the team?

Accepted Answer

Forward

Question 6

Why does JB insist on going to church camp?

Accepted Answer

GIRLS

Question 7

Who talks trash during games?

Accepted Answer

JB

Question 8

Who gives a "play by play" in their head during games?

Accepted Answer

Josh/Filthy McNasty

Question 9

A basketball move where players dribble the ball from hand to the other

Accepted Answer

crossover

Question 10

What does Josh write an ode to?

Accepted Answer

his hair/dreads

Question 11

What athlete is JB obsessed with?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 12

JB likes to make _______.

Accepted Answer

bets

Question 13

An unexpected, undesirable event

Accepted Answer

calamity

Question 14

An example of a calamity is

Accepted Answer

Josh's dreads getting cut off

Question 15

Why doesn't mom like the family to eat out?

Accepted Answer

it's not healthy

Question 16

What is the tone of the poem, "Missing" when Josh is thinking about his dreads that were cut off?

Accepted Answer

Sad, upset

Question 17

What do the boys find in a lock box in mom and dad's closet?

Accepted Answer

Dad's championship ring

Question 18

After reading a private letter, the boys find out...

Accepted Answer

dad chose not to have surgery

Question 19

Patellar tendinitis

Accepted Answer

a knee injury known as jumper's knee

Question 20

What does basketball rule 1 mean?

Accepted Answer

family is important

Question 21

Pulchritudinous

Accepted Answer

beautiful

Question 22

Why does Josh let Vondie win the basketball drills?

Accepted Answer

So he could stay and practice

Question 23

Why won't JB talk to Josh after practice?

Accepted Answer

He's too busy thinking about that pretty girl

Question 24

What does the girl with the pink rebook shoes bring JB after the game?

Accepted Answer

a sweet tea

Question 25

Why does Josh have to make 15 free throws after dinner instead of 10?

Accepted Answer

He missed some free throws during the game

Question 26

What is mom's job?

Accepted Answer

an assistant principal

Question 27

Why do mom and dad argue in the first quarter?

Accepted Answer

Dad won't go to the dr for a checkup after he was dizzy and fainted.

Question 28

What is hypertension?

Accepted Answer

high blood pressure

Question 29

Why didn't Grandma make Thanksgiving dinner?

Accepted Answer

She fell off the stoop.

Question 30

What does Josh take the blame for in "How do you spell trouble"

Accepted Answer

It looks like he is cheating when JB wants to pass a note to sweet tea.

Question 31

What are the students learning in gym class?

Accepted Answer

CPR

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