Brothers at Bat HMH

This story is a narrative nonfiction which means:

• it has made up events

• it includes real people and events

• it is written to teach a lesson

• its characters are made up

Which one of these did the boys not have in their hands when they ran out the door?

• mitts

• bats

• hats

• balls

How did the brothers sleep at night?

• they each had their own bed

• they all slept in sleeping bags

• they slept two to a bed

• they slept in bunk beds

Who was their baseball coach when they were young?

• their father

• the older brother

• the tallest brother

• their uncle

When they played at the "old dog track," where did Anthony’s balls land?

• the highway

• the Hudson River

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

Why was Anthony called the “Poser?”

• he always posed for pictures with fans

• he always posed for fans at first base

• he always posed for pictures while pitching

• he posed while he was at the plate

What did the family get to do in 1939 at the New York World’s Fair?

• Ride in a limousine

• Fly over in a blimp

• Fly in a helicopter

• Fly in an airplane

What injury did Alfred receive?

• He hurt his knee

• He was hit in the eye

• He broke his arm

• A ball hit his shoulder

Why was the team disbanded?

• They were all disagreeing

• They went off to start their own families

• They went to fight in World War 2

• They went to college

What title did the brothers obtain?

• Longest-playing all-brother baseball team ever

• Largest family ever

• The only all-brother baseball team ever

• The oldest baseball team ever