Short Answer
Where is the setting of this novel?
West Lauderdale
What is a "Go-ahead-run?"
The radio announcer was blind
True
Jade heard that the blue team players were really good ______
opponents
lanky
ball rats
Opponents
What does "free baseball" mean in baseball terms?
giving fans more than they technically paid for.
Why didn’t Felix sit in the seats he won at the baseball game?
Because Maryann wouldn't let him.
What is a "farm team"?
Homer was a player on the team.
False
A __________ is a hit so hard that it goes way over the back fence.
RBI
Grand Slam
Heater
Grand Slam
What does free baseball mean in the larger sense of the word (as it applies to life)?
Why did Felix get on the bus for the Miracle team?
He was mad and embarassed.
What does the term "in the hole" mean?
Felix's dad still played baseball.
False
When people don't show up for work, the company will be _____
insistent
shorthanded
flanked
Shorthanded
Name one thing from the novel that relates to free baseball in the larger sense in relation to Felix.
answer's vary
Who is Vic?
General manager of the Miracle
What does denounced mean?
To say out loud that something is wrong
Felix and his mother were refugees from Mexico
False...they were from Cuba
The pizza was not good, but not bad. So, it was ______
a souvenir
morsel
mediocre
mediocre
Name one thing from the novel that relates to free baseball in the larger sense in relation to Felix.
Answers vary
Vic's wife that passed away was a _____
Botanist
What does "flanked" mean?
positioned on either side of something
Felix burned his mouth when he won the tickets but he didn't care because he thought it was worth it.
True
We was famous for bad reasons, so he had _____
spectacularly
reluctantly
notoriety
notoriety
Did Felix achieve "free baseball" in the larger sense?
Yes