We Beat the Streets; Chapter 4

What game did Sampson, Noody, and Will decide to play?

• Basketball

• Sponge ball

• Soccer

• Baseball

Where did Sampson find the ball they used to play with?

• In the store

• In the Dayton Street Projects

• In the lot by his building

• Noody had it all along

How did the friends feel about the Dayton Street Project, Building 6?

• They were proud of it

• They thought it was luxurious

• They found it depressing and run-down

• They considered it a great place to live

What did the boys do when they encountered drug dealers and buyers in the stairwells?

• They joined them

• They reported them to the police

• They ignored them and continued playing

• They asked them to leave

What did the three boys use to mark the pitcher's box?

• Paint

• Tape

• Chalk

• Nothing, they imagined it

Why did Sampson play baseball during the summer days?

• For fun with his friends

• To escape from the ghetto

• Because he was forced to

• To win a prize

What did the man known as the Bomb do after he emerged from the stairwell?

• He apologized to Sampson and left quietly.

• He tossed the bat back to Sampson and told him to finish the game.

• He joined the boys in their game of baseball.

• He offered to buy the boys some ices.

Why did the three boys decide not to play ball anymore after the incident?

• They were invited to a party down the street.

• They were too tired to continue playing.

• They had lost their desire to play after the incident.

• It started to rain, so they couldn't play.

What did Sampson say he would never do?

• Play baseball again.

• Let anyone beat him up without a bat.

• Sell drugs.

• Go to Jack's store.

What was the weather like during the events of the story?

• It was snowing.

• It was raining.

• It was ninety degrees out.

• It was a windy day.