Vocab
define doubt
uncertainty
True or False: The narrator is an inexperienced basketball player who needs training
False
where is the main setting of this story?
basketall gym
inborn ability, natural impulse
instinct
Which character is older and more skilled? Dante or the Narrator?
Dante
T or F: The other basketball players stunned the narrator by telling him he didn't belong there
T
if you are stunned you are....
astonished; completely surprised
Who are Dollar Bill and Slim?
other players
What did the narrator do after Dante tells him to leave?
He turned around and said "I just wanna play"
If I say something wistfully, its in a way that shows....
sadness or longing about something I miss
How are Dante and the Narrator's father similar?
Neither of them say much, but they both show up.
Why does Dante stick up for the narrator when the other guys wanted him to get out of the gym?
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He respected the narrator for speaking up for himself
don't judge a book by its cover is an example of a ______.
cliche
How do you think Dante got so good at basketball?
He made his own opportunities to practice and play hard.
What advice did Dante give the narrator?
"You wanna get in games, you don't just sit there like a punk, right? you stand up and challenge the baddest dude in the gym. Someone like me. Then you do your thing. You understand?"
What is the theme of the story?
When a person freely expresses their talent, they feel great oy and can be successful.
Sometimes, the only way to be successful is to Just Do It.