When Girls Ruled Baseball

1. Based on Scene 1, why did Georgia’s dad give the baseball mitt to Frankie instead of Georgia?

• A. Frankie is a star baseball player.

• B People at that time did not take girl athletes seriously.

• C Joe DiMaggio asked him to give it to Frankie.

• D Frankie waited in the rain outside Yankee Stadium to get Joe DiMaggio to sign it.

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2. What is Mr. Wrigley’s main reason for putting together a girls’ baseball league?

• A to show the world that girls can play baseball

• B to impress President Roosevelt

• C to make a lot of money

• D to cheer up Americans during the difficult days of war

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3. When Georgia first tells her dad about the new girls’ league, he is:

• A surprised

• B helpful

• C unpleasant

• D proud

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4. What does intently mean in the sentence “Georgia studies the mitt intently”?

• A carefully

• B excitedly

• C sadly

• D hopefully

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5. By the end of the play, Mr. Baskin has realized that ___________.

• A Georgia is a much better baseball player than Frankie

• B girls like Georgia can be serious baseball players

• C Frankie wanted Georgia to have the baseball mitt all along

• D Joe DiMaggio and Frankie have become close friends

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6. Which line from the story supports your answer to question 5?

• A “He paid a visit to Frank’s hospital . . .”

• B “Frank sent something home for you.”

• C “You were great out there, Georgia.”

• D “Look at it, Georgia. Do you notice anything different about it?”

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