Jackie Robinson

What is a biography?

• the true story of a person's life

• a made up story of a person's life

What is a narrator?

• the main character of the story

• the person who tells a story

What is a rookie?

• a baseball player who has been playing for many years

• a baseball player who is in their first year of playing

• a person who makes mistakes

How long does a baseball game last unless there is a tie?

• 10 innings

• 11 innings

• 9 innings

What was the name of the general manager of the Dodgers?

• Branch Rickey

• Jackie Robinson

• Rae

Why was it important for Jackie not to fail as a major league baseball player?

• So he could make money

• If he failed, other black players would have a tough time getting into the majors

• So he could live in a fancy house

What did Branch Rickey make Jackie Robinson promise?

• To fight back

• Not to fight back

• To only score home runs

Why was it important that Jackie Robinson didn't fight back?

Where did Jackie Robinson go to college?

• Harvard University

• Saint Anselm College

• UCLA

When Robinson joined the army, what problems did black soldiers have at the snack bar?

• They had to sit in their own section, which didn't have enough seats

• They had too much food

• They only had peanuts as a snack