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WorksheetsPromises To Keep Pages 6 - 27
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Who is the author of "Promises To Keep"?
Rachel Robinson
Mack Robinson
Jackie Robison's Daughter
Sharon Robinson
Both 3 and 4
Which saying did Jackie have for his daughter?
You are my sunshine
I love you to the moon and back
Just put your fingertip in my tea and I won't need any sugar
You are my sweetest girl
Jackie's parents and grandparents were which of the following:
slaves
sharecroppers
land owners
athletes
The Jim Crow era was known as which of the following:
A time when people of all races came together
A period of illegal segregation
When freedmen and women attended schools
A period of legal segregation when a fictional character clowned around and made fun of African Americans.
After years of dealing with the frustrations of sharecropping
The Robinson Family continued to sharecrop on another farm
Jerry Robinson deserted his family
Sharon Robinson moved her family to California
Sharon Robinson stayed in Georgia and continued to farm
Mallie Robinson and her family moved to ______________, California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pasadena
Oakland
What did Jackie Robinson do while his siblings went to school and his mother worked:
went to a Preschool
stayed home with his uncle
went with his mom to work
went to school with his sister and played alone in a sandbox outside her classroom
What was unique about buying a house on Pepper Street?
It was in an all white neighborhood
They bought a mansion
Mallie had a light skinned niece buy the house who would pass as as someone who was white
The neighbors were very welcoming to the neighborhood
Which of the following did NOT happen to the Robinson family in their new neighborhood:
the neighbors invited them over for a pool party
someone burned a cross in their front yard
a father threw stones at an eight (8) year old Jackie Robinson
Jackie got into a name calling fight with a neighborhood girl
Which of the following jobs did Jackie do when he was in junior high to help his family with money:
delivered newspapers
cutting grass for neighbors
work as a local lifeguard
sell hot dogs during a football game
Which acts did the Pepper Street gang NOT do:
steal fruit
start fights
swipe golf balls and sell them back to the golfers
throw dirt clumps at passing cars
Which one of Jackie's siblings was an Olympic medalist?
Mack
Frank
Edgar
Willa Mae
What school did Jackie Robinson attend immediately after graduating from high school?
UCLA
USC
Stanford
Pasadena Junior College (PJC)
Before transferring to UCLA which event happened that changed the Robinson family:
Jackie's dad reunited with them in California
Mallie Robinson opened her own company
Jackie was drafted to play in the NBA
Jackie's brother was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident
Where did Jackie Robinson meet his future wife Rachel?
On Pepper Street
On the campus of UCLA
At the local diner
At a basketball game where Jackie was the star of the game
What was the name of first African American pilots to qualify as a branch of the US Armed Forces?
Black Hawk Downs
Secret Code Air Force
Navy SEALS
Tuskegee Airmen
How did Jackie Robinson show his bravery during the Jim Crow era
He caused a fight within a football game at UCLA
He gave a speech about being equal
He worked to help his family
He refused to change his seat and move to the back of the bus on a trip from the military base into town.
What was the Negro Leagues?
A minor league system for the major league baseball teams
A baseball league of high quality baseball players that was set up just for African Americans to play baseball.
A military baseball league
A league of friends getting together to play baseball at local fields.
Branch Rickey had...
strong values and firm beliefs on people being treated equal
was a great baseball player who was quiet
played for the New York Yankees
was a good friend of Mallie Robinson
Which of the following did Branch Rickey NOT do as President of the Brooklyn Dodgers:
Listen to African American sports reporters
Study the reports of the players in the Negro Leagues
Listen to the scouts who watched all the new up and coming players
Listen to owners and executives who said leave the African Americans to play just in the Negro Leagues
