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In the beginning of the story, why did everyone think that Zeni could not play baseball?

• He was too strong

• He was too small

• Everyone thought he could play baseball

• He was too sick

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

What event in the story caused Zeni's world of playing baseball to collapse?

• World War I

• The Civil War

• Pearl Harbor

• Korean War

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What leagues did Zeni play for?

• Fresno Nisei and Fresno Twilight

• Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees

• Fresno Nisei and New York Yankees

• Fresno Twilight and New York Mets

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What can you infer about Zeni's character based on what you have read.

• He is determined and never gives up on his dreams when confronted with a problem.

• He is weak minded and gave up all hope of playing baseball.

• He is brave to go to the internment camp with out his family.

• He is goofy because he seems to never finish the field.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

What did Zeni's parents want him to study and be when he grew up?

• A doctor or lawyer

• A dentist or other doctor

• A teacher

• A baseball player

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What did Howard use to mark the bases?

• Flour

• Potato Sacks

• Old Clothes

• Rice

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

What did Zeni do to solve the dust problem on the baseball field?

• He planted flowers to hold the dirt down.

• He left the field as it was.

• He flooded the field with water, allowing it to turn into clay.

• He used a bulldozer to remove the dust from the field.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did other people from the internment camp help Zeni make a baseball field?

• The other people helped Zeni because the commander made them since they were in an internment camp. The project was part of their punishment.

• They helped Zeni because they wanted didn’t have anything else to do. They were bored and wanted to keep themselves busy.

• They helped Zeni because they were inspired by his project, and they wanted to see if it would work. The project gave them hope and helped them remember what their lives had been like before living in camp.

• They helped Zeni because he looked like he was struggling to get it done.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why do you think making the baseball field was so important to Zeni?

• He really didn't care, he just wanted to charge people money.

• It was important to him because he used to play for the Yankees.

• He wanted to finish the field because it made him feel like his old self again.

• They never finished the field.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the text structure of the story "Barbed Wire Baseball"?

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological Order

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6