The Missing Baseball

What is the main idea of "The Missing Baseball" by Mike Lupica?

• The importance of teamwork in sports

• A story about a boy searching for a lost baseball

• A detailed history of baseball as a sport

• The rivalry between two baseball teams

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What is the setting of "The Missing Baseball"?

• A small town in the 1950s

• A big city in the present day

• A suburban neighborhood in the summer

• A rural village in the early 1900s

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What is the climax of "The Missing Baseball"?

• When the main character gives up the search

• When the baseball is finally found

• When the main character learns a lesson about friendship

• When the main character plays in a big game without the baseball

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Where does the main character believe he lost the baseball?

• At a baseball game

• In his backyard

• At school

• In a park

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I am one of the most popular sports in Japan.

I am a team sport.

My sport has bases.

I am played with a white ball.

You have to run around all my four bases to get one point.

My games are divided into innings.

• cricket

• table tennis

• fencing

• baseball

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Who helps the main character search for the missing baseball?

• His best friend

• His sister

• His coach

• His entire baseball team

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How does the main character feel when he first realizes the baseball is missing?

• Angry

• Indifferent

• Panicked

• Sad

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What obstacle does the main character face in finding the baseball?

• He has too many other responsibilities

• He doesn't remember where he lost it

• His friends don't want to help him

• It has been taken by a dog

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What does the main character do when he finally finds the baseball?

• He gives up playing baseball

• He places it in a safe to protect it

• He decides to play with it despite the risk of losing it again

• He donates it to a museum

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What is the main theme of 'The Missing Baseball'?

• Friendship and teamwork

• Overcoming obstacles

• The importance of honesty

• The joy of winning

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