WorksheetsFelipe Alou Chapter 1-7 Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Trujillo was ____.
The dictator of the Dominican Republic.
a famous baseball player.
Felipe´s coach.
a track star.
Trujillo discriminated against _____.
Black Dominicans
Black Haitians
all Haitians
all Dominicans
Trujillo ruled from 1930-___.
1945
2001
1961
1955
_____ was/were very important to the Rojas family.
Money
Education
Race
Sports
Felipe´s father was a ______.
teacher
soldier
baseball player
carpinter
Felipe was a member of _____.
just the National Dominican track team
just the National Dominican baseball team
the Boston Red Sox
The National Dominican track and baseball teams
After the Central American Games, the Dominican National Track team was not allowed to ____.
play other sports
talk to girls
eat hamburgers
have another job
Who was Sergio Vicioso?
Felipe's friend
Felipe's track coach
Felipe's baseball coach
another baseball player
Why was a player kicked off the National track team?
He talked to a girl.
He was not very good.
He was injured.
He stole money.
Felipe's dad wanted him to _____.
stay at home
play professional baseball
become a doctor
become a teacher
Felipe eventually signed to play professional baseball with _____.
the New York Giants
the Atlanta Braves
the Lexington Legends
the New York Yankees
When did Felipe sign to play professional baseball?
1931
1962
1955
1975
What did Felipe need in order to enter the US?
a job
a passport
a visa
a birth certificate
What was the 2nd obstacle that Felipe faced when he came to the US?
He could not find a hamburger.
He didn't have a place to live.
He couldn't speak English.
He didn't have a job.
What word confused Felipe when he got to the US?
stop
baseball
wua wua
yea
When the bus stops at the restaurant, what does Felipe do?
He gets in line outside the restaurant with the other black people.
He goes in the restaurant to buy a hamburger.
He stays on the bus.
He walks to the grocery store next to the restaurant.
The fact that Felipe could not enter the same restaurant as his white teammates is an example of ______.
leyes racistas
peloteros
confusión
hambre
Why did Felipe ultimately leave Louisiana?
He was not as good as people thought he was.
He did not like the weather.
He did not get a lot of playing time.
The laws did not allow black and white players to play on the same field.
Who blocked Felipe from entering the stadium with his team in Baton Rogue?
Members of the other team
The police
angry fans
the coaches
For what did the people of Louisiana vote, "No."
To build more baseball stadiums
To pay the baseball players more
For black and white people to be able to eat in the same restaurant
To allow black and white players to play baseball together
Felipe gets on a bus that is leaving Louisiana to go to ____.
Alabama
Florida
the airport
New York
How did Felipe feel on the bus to Florida?
hungry
happy
nervous
tired
What did Felipe´s fans expect from him in Florida?
They expected him to pitch a no-hitter.
They expected him to strike out.
They expected homeruns.
They expected him to not play much.
What did the fans pass around for their favorite player of each game in Florida?
a hat
a ball
a bat
a balloon
Who had to buy hamburgers for the team?
Felipe
the coach
the fans
Felipe´s teammate
What did Felipe receive after he played a fantastic game in Florida?
a new car
a promotion
money
the game ball
