Casey at the Bat

Which best describes the setting of the story?

• Past; baseball field
• Past, in a city
• Daytime; Mudville Nine's home baseball field
• Daytime in the summer.

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"5,000 tongues applauded..." is an example of....

• Hyberbole
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

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Who does Casey have a conflict with?

• Himself.

• The pitcher .

• The crowd.

• The umpire .

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The poem is written in 

• 1st person.
• 2nd person.
• 3rd person.

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Which is the best theme for the story?

• Always swing at the ball.
• Don't underestimate baseball players.
• Being too confident can be a bad thing.
• Winning is everything.

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"Jimmy Blake was a fake." is an example of

• a simile

• a metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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Which event in the poem is the climax?

• Casey strikes out.

• The 2nd out of the inning is made.

• Casey steps up to bat.

• Flynn hit a single.

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Which event is NOT part of the rising action?

• Mudville loses the game.

• Blake hit the ball.

• The fans want Casey up at bat.

• Cooney and Burrows got out.

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The reader's mood could best be described at the end of the poem as

• Anger
• Surprised
• Cheerful
• Uncomfortable

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Choose all the events which would be part of the falling action?

• The Mudville fans are stunned into silence.

• Casey pounds the base with his bat.

• Casey lets a pitch go by.

• The umpire screams out, "Strike two!"

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