Vocabulary
having no like or equal
What is unique?
Where did Satchel Paige get his nickname?
From carrying people's bags (satchels)
What is the name of the main character in the story?
Fernando
What is the name of the outlaw?
Jesse Baines
What does compare mean?
When two things are the same
to hide or put out of sight
What is concealed?
Why did Satchel Paige want to play against Gibson?
To prove who is the better athlete
Where is the setting of the story?
Cuba
What were the names of Thunder Rose's parents?
Jackson and Millicent MacGruder
What does contrast mean?
When two things are different
a group of related plants found in water
What is algae?
Why was it an accomplishment for Satchel Paige to be famous in 1926?
Because he was a black player in a white world.
How many people went to the beach?
9
What is Cole?
a thunderbolt made of iron
Compare how the Negro League and Major League are the same
baseball league; players; same rules
to put together; build
What is constructed?
What position did Satchel play?
Why did Fernando's mom say, "not everyone has the courage to admit to mistakes."
Fernando admitted that he took the kids to the reef when he was not supposed to
What did Rose give her dad for his birthday?
A branding iron with MAC in the middle
How are the Negro League and Major League different?
different standards for black and white players - longer games; no place to sleep; harder to find food, etc
a soft song to sing to a baby
What is a lullaby?
What did Satchel Paige put first in his life?
What is baseball?
How did Fernando remove the sea urchin?
He used driftwood as tweezers
How is Thunder Rose unique?
Should could talk as a baby; she was very strong; she had thunder and lightning in her veins
What is the name of the story where we compare and contrast Negro and Major League baseball?
Satchel Paige