Jim Thorpe

What does "contentment" mean?

• sadness

• happiness

• anger

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why was Thorpe forced to turn over his gold medal?

• A reporter dug up the information that Thorpe had long ago been paid for playing baseball, and this disqualified him.

• He already had too many, and there was a limit to how many one could have.

• He began to smoke heavily.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What do you think his wife meant when she said "his fabled generosity still gave him two-way pockets"?

• He was greedy

• He was generous and trusting of others, which didn't always work out.

• He was not very popular.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which example below shows his "fabled generosity and two way pockets"?

• "he always picked up hitchhikers, never failed to accomodate a friend..."

• "he began to drink heavily"

• "His wife at the time had been a fellow Carlisle student.."

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does Thorpe's response to the King of Sweden's compliment say about Thorpe?

• He was humble and did not like to be the center of attention.

• He was confused.

• He was a thrill seeker.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What was the only thing known to make Thorpe mad?

• poor announcers at an event

• racial prejudice

• women's rights

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which choice below is the best CENTRAL IDEA for Jim Thorpe's biography?

• Money can give you everything.

• What you do in life for others can matter more than what you do for yourself.

• The greatest athletes are always recognized.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10