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WorksheetsI Never Had It Made an Autobiography by Jackie Robinson
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following inferences about the narrator is best supported by the first paragraph of the excerpt?
The narrator regrets becoming a baseball player.
The narrator is aware of his importance as a cultural figure.
The narrator thinks his life was much better when he was younger.
The narrator feels that black players should form their own league.
What do the following lines from paragraph 4 mainly reveal about the narrator's views?
He doesn’t believe that most black people actually liked the sport of baseball.
He realizes that he was only able to keep playing because he made money for the team owners.
He doesn’t think that Mr. Rickey was a very honest person.
He believes that most Americans are corrupt.
Which of the following best explains the narrator’s feelings about Mr. Rickey’s intentions?
He wonders if he’ll ever know Mr. Rickey’s true intentions.
He thinks that Mr. Rickey wanted him to play because he was dedicated to advancing the cause of civil rights.
He believes that Mr. Rickey wanted to sell the Brooklyn Dodgers to someone else.
He thinks Mr. Rickey was very brave, even if he was motivated by self-interest.
What is most likely the author's intent in the preface?
To share the events and people in his life that inspired him
To bring attention to ongoing discrimination in professional baseball
To make the case that more African American athletes should play baseball, instead of other sports
To make the reader wonder what will happen next in this story
Which of the following best identifies the narrator's feelings about why his teammates ultimately accepted him?
A. He thinks they only accepted him because he made the team more likely to win.
He thinks some of them cared about him, and eventually saw him as a friend. B.
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Which passage from the text best supports the answer to Question 5?
"My fellow Dodgers were not decent out of self-interest alone."
"Mr. Rickey stands out as the man who inspired me the most."
"I had been forced to live with snubs and rebuffs and rejections."
"Some of my own teammates refused to accept me because I was black."
Which of the following statements about racial divisions would the narrator most likely agree with?
There is no possible solution to America’s racial divisions.
The country’s racial problems are caused by the divide between the rich and poor.
Young people are generally less prejudiced than their parents and grandparents.
America in the late 1940s wasn’t ready for racial integration in professional baseball.
Which passage from the text best supports your answer to Question 7?
“The very young seemed to have no hangup at all about my being black. They just wanted me to be good, to deliver, to win.”
“I know that every successful man is supposed to say that without his wife he could never have accomplished success. It is gospel in my case.”
“His peers and fellow baseball moguls exerted all kinds of influence to get him to change his mind. Some of the press condemned him as a fool and a demagogue. But he didn’t give in.”
“After the initial resistance to me had been crushed, my teammates started to give me tips on how to improve my game.”
Which meaning of the word condemned most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt? There was more than just making money at stake in Mr. Rickey's decision. I learned that his family was afraid that his health was being undermined by the resulting pressures and that they pleaded with him to abandon the plan. His peers and fellow baseball moguls exerted all kinds of influence to get him to change his mind. Some of the press condemned him as a fool and a demagogue. But he didn't give in.
expressed public disapproval of
sentenced to death
declared (of a building) unfit for use
proved or showed someone's guilt
Who is being described? "His peers and fellow baseball moguls exerted all kinds of influence to get him to change his mind."
Branch Rickey
Rachel
Pee Wee Reese
Who is being described. "... never afraid to either criticize or comfort me."
Pee Wee Reese
Rachel
Branch Rickey
Who is being described? "There were threats against me and my family and even out-and-out attempts at physical harm to me."
Pee Wee Reese
Rachel
Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Who is being described? "... turned into a staunch friend."
Branch Rickey
Rachel
Pee Wee Reese
Jackie Robinson
What is the definition of bigoted?
an act of resisting or acting against authority, such as a government
marked by being prejudiced against a group of people or treating the members of a group with hatred or intolerance
clever or wily, especially in decision-making; showing good judgment
to prevent someone from having done something
