Felipe Alou Capitulo 4

What did Felipe do immediately after graduating from high school?

• Felipe began training for baseball.

• Felipe competed in the Juegos Panamericanos with the baseball team.

• Felipe signed with the NY Giants.

• Felipe enrolled in the University of Santo Domingo.

For which decision did Felipe and the person mentioned have a difference of opinion?

• His track coach wanted him to participate in baseball.

• His parents wanted him to finish his medical studies.

• The agents from NY wanted him to sign with their team.

• His coaches wanted him to quit the track team and focus on baseball.

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Felipe wanted to be ______.

In the '55 Juegos Panamericanos, Felipe participated in ______.

• baseball
• archery

• soccer

What impressed coaches and agents from the US?

• Felipe's dedication to his family.

• Felipe's athleticism and ability.

• Felipe's ability to speak Spanish.

• The fact that Felipe was also a javelin thrower.

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What opinion did Felipe's father have about baseball as a career?

• It is not long-term.

• It does not help people.

• It will only lead to problems.

• It is not respectable.

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What was Mayor Vicioso's response to the athlete accused of speaking with a girl?

• He gave him a second chance.

• He made him sit out two games.

• He kicked him off the team.

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What was most appealing to Felipe about playing professional baseball?

• He wanted to be famous.

• He wanted to be rich.

• He wanted to get out of the Dominican Republic.

• He wanted to help his parents financially.

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True/False: In the Dominican Republic, the primary last name--the more important last name--is the last name of a person's mother.

• True

• False

True/False: The agent that signed Felipe to the Giants did not understand how Dominican last names work.

• True

• False