Casey at the Bat

What is mainly the effect of including the phrase “A Ballad of the Republic” in the title?

• A. It shows that the poem is a political poem.

• B. It claims that the story of Casey well-known throughout the country before the poem was published.

• C. It suggests the stakes of this game feel as great as a war battle.

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What mainly do the following lines from the second stanza reveal (lines 5-8)?

• A. Some fans are giving up hope and leaving the game.

• B. The fans do not believe even Casey has much chance at getting a hit against the opposing team’s star pitcher.

• C. The fans are excited because Casey is coming up to bat next.

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The mood when Flynn and Jimmy Blake are due up to bat in the third stanza is best described as _____________.

• A. optimistic, because the fans know Casey can win the game for them

• B. calm, because everyone knows the game will be ending shortly

• C. downcast, because the fans do not have faith in either player

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Which of the following words best describes Casey in stanzas 7-10?

• A. nervous

• B. angry

• C. overconfident

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Which of the following statements is best supported by the entire poem?

• A. The fans worship Casey like a god.

• B. Mudville has no luck toward the end of their games.

• C. Casey does not want all of Mudville’s hopes put on him.

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Which line from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• A. “The sneer is gone from Casey's lip, his teeth are clenched in hate”

• B. “And Blake, the much despisèd, tore the cover off the ball”

• C. “Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt”

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With which of the following statements would the speaker of the poem most likely agree?

• A. All of the Mudville players are beloved by their fans.

• B. The outcome of the game affects the entire feeling of the town.

• C. Casey is more worried about his at-bat than the fans are.

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Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

• A. “And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.”

• B. “But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.”

• C. “And the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake”

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