Teammates

How were the Major League (white) players treated better than the Negro League (black) players?

• They got to play the best positions and choose their uniforms.

• They got better pay and stayed in fine hotels when on the road.

• They had more fans and better coaches.

• None of these

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Laws against segregation didn't exist in the 1940s.

• True

• False

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Branch Rickey was looking for a man in the Negro League who was a star player and…

• did well in college

• could defend himself against people who taunted him and meant him harm.

• had self-control not to fight back when other teams tried to hurt him.

• had a lot of friends in the Negro League so he would have support during tough times.

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Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson started what was known in history as ___________________ when Jackie Robinson agreed to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• "equal opportunity"

• "the great experiment"

• "afraid of change"

• "unfair segregation"

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How was Jackie Robinson treated when he joined the major leagues?

• with respect and honor

• fairly and kindly

• cruel and with disrespect

• with love and compassion

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

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CCSS.RL.6.2

How would you describe Jackie Robinson when he was treated cruelly by other players?

• It didn't bother him.

• He had his black friends take up for him.

• He would report the other players to the manager.

• He didn't give up.

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Why did Pee Wee Reese have more to lose than other players when Jackie joined the team?

• Pee Wee's friends and family didn't want him to play on the same field as a black man.

• Jackie might take Pee Wee's position at shortstop.

• Pee Wee had never seen a black person until Jackie.

• Pee Wee was not a good player.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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What happened when Jackie’s teammates started a petition to get him thrown off the team?

• Pee Wee Reese refused to sign it.

• Everyone on the team signed it.

• The manager ripped it up.

• The fans got mad.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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How did Pee Wee Reese silence the crowd in Cincinnati?

• Pee Wee went up to Jackie, smiled, and put his arm around him.

• Pee Wee told Jackie to get off the field.

• Pee Wee yelled at the crowd to stop.

• Pee Wee walked to Jackie and smiled.

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This story is told in what point of view? Jackie rode the train to Brooklyn to meet Mr. Rickey. When Mr. Rickey told him, “I want a man with courage not to fight back,” Jackie Robinson…

• first person point of view

• third person point of view

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