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