All American Girl

In "Memories of an All-American Girl", Daisy Junor played baseball in the United States, but her home is in?

• Europe

• Mexico

• Australia

• Canada

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What type of narrative time shift occurs in the following passage from "Memories of an All-American Girl"?

I don't play baseball. But Daisy does--or did, in the glory days of women's baseball..

• present to future

• present to past

• past to present

• past to future

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

In "Memories of an All-American Girl," why was Philip Wrigley worried about American baseball?

• because baseball teams could not afford good equipment

• because fans were no longer interested in baseball

• because baseball was not attracting strong athletes

• because ballplayers were leaving to fight in World War II

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In the story, how did Philip Wrigley find players for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League?

• He asked male ballplayers' wives to join the league.

• He recruited softball players from high school and college.

• He sent scouts to watch women's softball teams play

• He sent personal invitations to highly skilled women ballplayers.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In the story, what was the final push that sent Daisy Junor to Mississippi to train for the baseball league?

• Her husband encouraged her to see the American South.

• Her sister begged her to join the Mississippi league.

• She was told she would definitely sign a baseball contract.

• She was bored in her life in Saskatchewan.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In the story, how did the female players spend their time during baseball season?

• playing ballgames, shopping and going to the movies

• training, playing ballgames and traveling

• training, giving interviews, and coaching

• playing, ballgames, traveling and learning to dance

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In the story, why did Daisy Junor say, "We were living out of a suitcase most of the time"?

• The players were unable to find housing.

• The players stayed at expensive hotels most of the summer

• The players had to share a single suitcase.

• The players traveled to away games nearly every week.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the story, what lessons did the players receive t make them "ideal women" as well as successful athelets?

• lessons in how to charm a date and wear makeup

• lessons in how to decorate a home

• lessons in how to cook mashed potatoes

• lessons in how to wear stylish clothes and high heels

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do fans continue to show appreciation for the former ballplayers in "Memories of an All-American Girl"?

• by going to their homes

• by buying signed baseball cards from the players

• by throwing parties in the players' honor

• by donating to causes the players endorse

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Vocabulary: What does it mean to have immortality?

• to be able to live forever

• to be above moral standards

• to be subject to death

• to be very popular

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4