Baseball/one Writers Beginnings

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1.

In a nonfiction piece of writing, such as One Writer’s Beginnings, one clue the reader can use to know the selection is an autobiography is
- A.
  
  The use of action verbs
- B.
  
  The use of first-person pronouns
- C.
  
  The description of the daffodils
- D.
  
  The description of the kindergarten class
Correct Answer
B. The use of first-person pronouns
2.

What is Eudora Welty’s purpose for writing One Writer’s Beginnings?
- A.
  
  To entertain the reader
- B.
  
  To publish her writing in a book
- C.
  
  To teach the reader about her early education
Correct Answer
C. To teach the reader about her early education
3.

As she discusses in One Writer’s Beginnings, what did Welty learn incorrectly when she was a child?
- A.
  
  The moon rises in the west.
- B.
  
  Daffodils smell like her yellow pencil.
- C.
  
  The sun rises in the east.
Correct Answer
A. The moon rises in the west.
4.

In One Writer’s Beginnings, what did the literary critic mean when he said, “Always be sure you get your moon in the right part of the sky.”
- A.
  
  Use the telescope to find the moon.
- B.
  
  Put the moon at the side in a painting.
- C.
  
  Be accurate when you write.
Correct Answer
C. Be accurate when you write.
5.

Which of the sentences below best sums up the meaning of the following passage from One Writer’s Beginnings? The word moon came into my mouth as though fed to me out of a silver spoon. Held in my mouth the moon became a word. It had the roundness of a Concord grape Grandpa took off his vine and gave me to suck out of its skin and swallow whole, in Ohio.
- A.
  
  The moon was like a grape eaten once in Ohio.
- B.
  
  Welty understood the object in the sky and the word moon were connected.
- C.
  
  Welty was fed the word moon on a spoon.
Correct Answer
B. Welty understood the object in the sky and the word moon were connected.
6.

Which statement is closest to Eudora Welty’s idea of childhood education in One Writer’s Beginnings?
- A.
  
  Childhood learning occurs in bursts of knowledge.
- B.
  
  Childhood learning occurs in a continuous flow.
- C.
  
  Childhood learning is unimportant.
Correct Answer
A. Childhood learning occurs in bursts of knowledge.
7.

You can tell that “Baseball” is autobiographical because
- A.
  
  The author includes thoughts and feelings that only he would know
- B.
  
  The game of baseball is described in detail
- C.
  
  The story is about Lionel García.
Correct Answer
A. The author includes thoughts and feelings that only he would know
8.

In “Baseball,” Lionel García says that children with whom he played baseball when he was a boy
- A.
  
  Had the best equipment at home
- B.
  
  Used good equipment at school
- C.
  
  Had inadequate equipment
- D.
  
  Didn’t like to use aluminum bats
Correct Answer
C. Had inadequate equipment
9.

What can you infer from the following sentence from “Baseball”? The way we played baseball was to rotate positions after every out.
- A.
  
  The children made up their own rules for their baseball games
- B.
  
  The author is an expert on the game of baseball.
- C.
  
  The children didn’t like playing baseball.
Correct Answer
A. The children made up their own rules for their baseball games
10.

Why does Lionel García include the following passage in “Baseball”? One time we wound up all the way across town before we cornered Juan against a fence, held him down, and hit him with the ball. Afterwards, we all fell laughing in a pile on top of each other, exhausted from the run through town.
- A.
  
  To show how much enjoyment he and his friends had playing their unusual kind of baseball
- B.
  
  To explain the fastest method of getting across town
- C.
  
  To explain how even an unusual game can have rules that must be followed
Correct Answer
A. To show how much enjoyment he and his friends had playing their unusual kind of baseball
11.

Why did Father Zavala in “Baseball” love to watch the children play baseball?
- A.
  
  The children enjoyed it so much.
- B.
  
  It kept the children busy running all over town.
- C.
  
  The old men of the town could watch the baseball game too.
Correct Answer
A. The children enjoyed it so much.
12.

What did Uncle Adolfo in “Baseball” mean when he said, “What a waste of a good ball.”
- A.
  
  Father Zavala took the ball.
- B.
  
  The children only had one expensive ball.
- C.
  
  The children did not know how to play baseball correctly.
Correct Answer
C. The children did not know how to play baseball correctly.
13.

We can infer from the phrase in “Baseball” “. . . marveling at our ignorance” that
- A.
  
  The boys are not very smart
- B.
  
  The boys did not understand the real rules of baseball
- C.
  
  Uncle Adolfo was upset with the boys
Correct Answer
B. The boys did not understand the real rules of baseball

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Baseball/One Writers Beginnings

In a nonfiction piece of writing, such as One Writer’s Beginnings, one clue the reader can use to know the selection is an autobiography is

What is Eudora Welty’s purpose for writing One Writer’s Beginnings?

As she discusses in One Writer’s Beginnings, what did Welty learn incorrectly when she was a child?

In One Writer’s Beginnings, what did the literary critic mean when he said, “Always be sure you get your moon in the right part of the sky.”

Which statement is closest to Eudora Welty’s idea of childhood education in One Writer’s Beginnings?

You can tell that “Baseball” is autobiographical because

In “Baseball,” Lionel García says that children with whom he played baseball when he was a boy

What can you infer from the following sentence from “Baseball”? The way we played baseball was to rotate positions after every out.

Why did Father Zavala in “Baseball” love to watch the children play baseball?

What did Uncle Adolfo in “Baseball” mean when he said, “What a waste of a good ball.”

We can infer from the phrase in “Baseball” “. . . marveling at our ignorance” that