The Basics
Is the story fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction.
Who is a major character?
Livan Hernandez
Warned
Alerted
How much was Livan Hernandez making when he was playing on the team in Cuba?
6 dollars a month.
What was the setting of the story?
Cuba and Monterrey, Mexico in 1994 & 1995
Who is the author of the story?
Kathleen Thompson
Who is a minor character?
Joe Cubas
Separated from others and left to be alone.
Isolated.
How did Joe Cubas secretly contact Livan?
By getting a girl at the field to ask Hernandez for an autograph.
How was Hernandez's uniform washed and by who?
By his mother who did it by hand.
How many paragraphs is the story?
12
Where is the major character from?
Cuba
Trained regularly and taught.
Conditioned.
How much money did Livan end up making after moving to the U.S.?
$135,000 a month.
Where did Joe Cubas and Hernandez meet?
At a motel in a car.
What was a purpose for reading the story?
To learn about Livan Hernandez's baseball career in Cuba and the U.S.
How old was the major character during the story?
19
In a row without breaks
Why was living in the U.S. hard for Hernandez?
He felt isolated because he couldn't speak English and didn't have any family; he didn't know how to spend his money.
What did Hernandez become after winning the World Series?
What point of view is this story told from?
Third-person.
What state did the major character end up at the end of the story?
Florida.
Use any vocabulary word form our story in a sentence that would help you understand the meaning.
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Who ended up joining Hernandez in the U.S. later on?
His mother and brother.
What team did Hernandez join in the U.S.?
The Florida Marlins