"Casey at the Bat"

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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Which line indicates that the Mudville fans do not think the upcoming batters    will be successful? 

• A.   “The rest clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast;”
• B.   “Defiance flashed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.”
• C. “Kill him!” Kill the umpire!” shouted someone on the stand. 
• D. “A straggling few got up to go in deep despair.”

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What do the following lines tell the reader? “Fraud! Cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered “Fraud! But one scornful look from Casey and the audience was awed.

• A. Casey is fearful of the crowd.

• B. The Mudville fans idolize Casey.

• C. The crowd is pleased with the umpire.

• D. The Mudville fans have faith in Casey.

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Which line in this poem best shows the reader that Casey was arrogant? 

• A.   “Defiance flashed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.”
• B. “He pounds with cruel violence his bat upon the plate.” 
• C. “And when responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat.”
• D. “And Casey stood a watching it in haughty grandeur there.”

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Which line from the poem best shows that Casey’s attitude at the plate has changed? 

•  “That ain’t my style,” said Casey
• B. “With a smile of Christian charity great Casey’s visage shone.” 
• C. “The sneer is gone from Casey’s lip, his teeth are clenched in hate,” 
• D. “And it’s likely they’d had killed him had not Casey raised his hand.” 

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.  Which statement would the author of this poem most likely agree with? 

• A. Practice makes perfect.
• B. Even the best will sometimes experience failure.
• C. It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.
• D. All is well that ends well.

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Which text evidence below best supports that Casey is proud and arrogant?

• "That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said.

• For Casey, the mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

• For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat.

• They thought, 'If only Casey could but get a whack, at that."

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Which sentence best summarized the third stanza of the poem?

• Casey will get a chance to bat after all.

• Flynn and Blake did surprisingly well at bat, leaving Flynn on third and Blake on second.

• The fans went nuts when they realized that Casey was up to bat next.

• Flynn and Blake were both very weak players, and the crowd doubled their abilities to make it on base.

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Which of these statements is a theme of "Casey at the Bat?"

• Every game has a winner and a loser; some you win, some you lose.

• The team with the most talent always wins.

• If your team is losing a game, it's a good idea to leave early.

• all of these.

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

• a simile
• a metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

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