Catching the Moon

Who is the main character?

• the boys on the team

• Marcenia's parents

• Marcenia

Where does the story take place?

• school baseball field

• the park

• a baseball stadium

What is Marcenia's dream?

• to be a maid

• to be a teacher

• to be a professional baseball player

What obstacles did she face in realizing her dream? obstacle means to hold her back

• She was a girl and her dad did not like her playing baseball.

• She was not good at baseball.

• The boys did not let her play.

How did she overcome these obstacles?

• Marcenia decided not to play baseball.

• Her Papa made her stop.

• Mr Street saw she was good at baseball, her Papa realized that she loved the game.

Catching the moon is an idiom. What do you think "catching the moon" really means?

• The moon will fall to the ground and you catch it.

• Reaching a difficult goal.

• The moon is really a baseball.

How does the story end?

• Marcenia quits playing baseball.

• Marcenia's dad takes her to the baseball camp.

• Marcenia goes to the park.