The Hero Two Doors Down Test

Who is the main character and narrator of this book?

• Jackie

• Steve

• Sena

• Sharon

What happened when Jackie Robinson returned from Spring Training?

• He didn't want to play first base

• He had broken his arm

• He was overweight

• He demanded a raise

Why was Steve suspended from school from 10 days?

• He cussed at his principal

• He skipped class

• He broke into the school and spray-painted the walls

• He pushed his teacher

Steven's parents related the discrimination faced by Jackie to...

• Their parents who fled Russia to come to

  America

• Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor

• White men after the Civil War

• Their cousins in Queens, NY

When did Steven first meet Jackie Robinson?

• While waiting on the stoop

• At his school playground

• Outside Ebbets Field before opening day

• At the grocery store with his mom

What did Jackie tell Steve about his own childhood?

• A minister helped him out of a gang

• He worked in a field picking oranges

• He grew up in foster homes

• His parents died when he was young

What did Jackie tell Steve about his time in the military?

• He was shot during war

• He was arrested for sitting on the wrong seat on the bus

• He played on an army baseball team

• He was promoted to Lieutenant

Steve got in his first fist fight after...

• He pushed his teacher

• He was suspended

• He got stung by a bee

• He lost his practice mitt from Jackie

What gift did Jackie give Steven?

• His old practice mitt

• a baseball

• An old jersey he had worn

• a new pair of sneakers

Why did Steven's family not have a Christmas tree?

• They don't celebrate Christmas because they are Jewish

• They couldn't afford one

• Steven's mom was allergic

• They didn't celebrate holidays