TGWTB Ch. 18-23

Based on the following passage, what can you infer about Desmond's opinion of Molly?

"She was afraid that she'd invaded their space, intruded upon a private ritual that was none of her business. She was just about to apologize, but Desmond interrupted her. "Come on," he said. "I'll show you how it's done." "

• Desmond accepts Molly as a teammate and wants her to feel included.

• Desmond thinks Molly doesn't know how to pitch properly.

• Desmond thinks Molly is boring because she doesn't know the secret handshake.

• Desmond thinks Molly should learn the secret handshake.

Based on the following passage, what can you infer about Molly during her first baseball game?

"It was one thing to watch a game from the dugout, another thing altogether to stand in the middle of things. Molly felt as if she'd walked onto the set of a movie in the middle of a shoot. Things were in full swing, everyone seemed to know their parts - everyone but her."

• Molly thinks playing baseball feels like being on a movie set.

• Molly has forgotten how to play baseball.

• Molly is feeling nervous about pitching in her first real game.

• Molly would rather be shooting a movie than playing baseball.

True or False: Molly's mom works late and misses Molly's baseball game.

• True

• False

True or False: Lonnie has several bruises from catching Molly's butterfly pitches.

• True

• False

Identify the signpost in the following passage:

"Now, upset about making an error, [Lloyd] didn't look like a tough guy. He didn't look like a wannabe thug, he didn't look like the kid who'd so intimidated her. He was just a boy trying not to cry."

• Tough Question

• Aha! Moment

• Contrast & Contradiction

• Again & Again

Identify the signpost in the following passage:

" "It's your ball," Morales said. "You don't have to throw it until you're ready. It's okay to make them wait a little." "

• Memory Moment

• Again & Again

• Contrast & Contradiction

• Words of the Wiser

While warming up for the game, Lonnie gets distracted because...

• he sees his dad, his stepmom, and his half-sister in the stands.

• he is intimidated by the other team.

• he is hungry and he wonders what time the game will end.

• he doesn't really like baseball, he'd rather be creating art.

During the game, Molly hears...

• her mom cheering loudly for her.

• her dad's voice calling her name.

• the sound of a plane flying overhead.

• the crowd fighting over the score.

Choose the best meaning of the word nonconformist in the following passage:

"A lot of knucklers, most of them, dropped. But not this one. This one was a nonconformist."

• behaving as expected

• following the rules

• breaking the rules

• behaving normally

Choose the best meaning of the word grudge in the following passage:

"In everyday language, if you said someone was keeping score, it meant they carried a grudge."

• complaint

• eraser

• score card

• resentment