Jackie Robinson: The Noble Experiment

Why is Charley Thomas an important character in the autobiography?

• He convinced Branch Rickey to hire Jackie Robinson.

• Thomas forced Branch Rickey to change careers.

• Thomas introduced Branch Rickey to Jackie Robinson.

• He made Branch Rickey see the need for change.

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What did Branch Rickey want to do when he became boss of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943?

• hire an African-American ballplayer

• move the team to another city

• get rid of prejudiced fans

• start a new baseball league

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Which word best describes Branch Rickey?

• angry

• defensive

• fair

• pushy

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How did Jackie Robinson feel when Branch Rickey asked if Robinson had the guts to play?

• amused

• insulted

• scared

• relaxed

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Why did Branch Rickey tell Robinson about all the bad things that would happen?

• to make Robinson turn down the job offer

• to find out if Robinson was strong enough to succeed

• to make sure Robinson knew that he was welcome

• to get Robinson angry and make him fight back

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Branch Rickey’s choice of African American ballplayer had to be able to

• play baseball better than any white player on the field

• show that he was willing to try his hardest to please the crowd

• smile at his critics no matter how much he wanted to respond

• stand up in the face of persecution and not fight back

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Branch Rickey misled people because he

• acted as though he was starting an African-American league

• told newspapers he did not want African-American players

• had once fired an African-American player

• did not keep his promise about hiring an African-American player

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In "The Noble Experiment," the whole point of the "experiment" was to do what to baseball?

• segregate it

• integrate it

• taunt it

• insinuate it

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Branch Rickey was looking for "a ballplayer with guts..."

finish the sentence.

• to fight back

• to frighten the fans

• NOT to fight back

• to give payback to those who hurt him

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Who said the following quote?

"We can't fight our way through this. We've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side."

• Jackie Robinson

• Rachael Robinson

• Branch Rickey

• Clyde Sukeforth

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