Promises to Keep p 28-29

When did the narrator's dad meet Branch Rickey?

• August 28, 1945

• July 15, 1945

• September 10, 1945

• October 5, 1945

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Branch Rickey ask about the narrator's dad during their meeting?

• What his favorite baseball team was

• If he had a girlfriend

• What his favorite food was

• What his favorite movie was

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the narrator's dad want to do by playing in the big leagues?

• Become famous and rich

• Fight against racism and make things fair

• See the world

• Meet famous people

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Branch Rickey and the narrator's dad do during their talk before the game?

• Played a game

• Looked at each other carefully

• Ate lunch

• Watched a movie

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What was Rickey offering to the narrator's dad?

• A chance to see the world

• A great opportunity and big responsibility

• A new home

• A scholarship

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did the narrator's father need to control for the mission?

• His spending

• His diet

• His anger

• His sleep

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What method did the narrator's father use to achieve racial equality?

• A violent method

• A peaceful method

• A quiet method

• A forceful method

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What started after the narrator's dad and Rickey shook hands?

• The Great Adventure

• The Noble Experiment

• The Big Journey

• The Grand Plan

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did the narrator's dad do to help everyone be treated equally?

• Move to a new country

• Use peaceful methods

• Learn a new sport

• Change his name

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the narrator's dad have to keep inside during the mission?

• His excitement

• His anger

• His laughter

• His tears

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3