A) Brooklyn Dodgers B) Boston Red Socks C) Philadelphia Phillies D) New York Yankees
A) He couldn't hit or catch the ball. B) He had been ill. C) He was tired. D) He didn't like playing baseball anymore.
A) to go to college B) to strike out in major league game C) to play for the New York Yankees D) play major league baseball
A) Florida B) Texas C) Georgia D) California
A) football, baseball, and track B) swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball C) swimming, football, baseball, and track D) football, basketball, baseball, and track
A) Air Force B) Marines C) Navy D) Army
A) He saw another soldier throwing a baseball and learned about the Kansas City Monarchs team. B) He was told that he couldn’t play baseball because he was African American. C) He was too old to play baseball when he left the Army. D) He didn’t want to play baseball when he left the Army.
A) Wendell Smith B) Jackie’s mother, Mallie C) Satchel Paige D) Joe Louis
A) All of the choices are correct. B) Teammates and players on other baseball teams would be upset. C) Fans would be upset. D) People would mutter insults.
A) pitcher B) first base C) third base D) second base
A) He was hired to play baseball with the Dodgers. B) He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. C) He retired from baseball in 1957. D) He was Rookie of the Year in 1947.
A) The author wants to persuade readers to play baseball. B) The author wants to inform readers about Jackie Robinson’s life and the important role he played by becoming the first African American to play major league baseball. C) The author wants to entertain and teach readers how to baseball. D) The author wants to entertain and persuade readers that baseball is the best sport.
A) his family B) his teammates C) his baseball team D) his own rights and other people’s rights
A) his mother, Mallie B) the sportswriter, Wendell Smith C) the fighter, Joe Louis D) his older brother, Mack |