In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Chapters 1-3 Chapters 4-6 Chapters 7-9 Chapters 10-12 Characters

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Chapters 1-3: 200

• Question:• Where does Shirley move to?• Answer: • Brooklyn, New York

Chapters 1-3: 400

• Question: • What happens right before she leaves?• Answer: • Bandit changes her name to Shirley Temple

Wong.

Chapters 1-3: 600

• Question: • What does her new house look like?• Answer: • It looked like all the other houses next to it,

made of brick.

Chapters 1-3: 800

• Question: • How did Shirley get lost after getting the cigars

for her father?• Answer: • The store she goes to doesn't have them, so

she goes to a different one and can’t remember were she came from.

Chapters 1-3: 1000

• Question: • What did she do for lunch on the first day of

school?• Answer:• She went to a shop with other people and

used their lunch money to get food at the store.

Chapters 4-6: 200

• Question: • What did Shirley’s mom sign her up for?• Answer: • Piano lessons

Chapters: 4-6: 400

• Question: • Why did Shirley want to recite a poem for the

class?• Answer: • So she could prove to the teacher and class

that she could do what they could.

Chapters: 4-6: 600

• Question: • Why was Shirley excited when it was lunch

time one day?• Answer: • She wanted to talk to the new girl.

Chapters 4-6: 800

• Question: • Why did Mable give Shirley two black eyes?• Answer: • Shirley cussed at her not knowing what she

was actually saying.

Chapters 4-6 : 1000

• Question: • Who did Shirley learn about in class.• Answer: • Jackie Robinson

Chapters 7-9: 200

• Question: • Why did Shirley take care of Senorita’s house?• Answer: • So that Senorita could go back to her home

country and see her daughter.

Chapters 7-9: 400

• Question: • What ended up being in Senorita’s closet?• Answer: • Lots of junk

Chapters7-9: 600

• Question: • What did Shirley do with Sean, Seamus and

Stephen?• Answer: • She babysat them and listened to the radio

and bribed them with candy.

Chapters 7-9: 800

• Question: • Did Shirley have a bad dream or a good dream

and what was it about.• Answer:• A bad dream about her family

Chapters 7-9: 1000

• Question:• Why did Shirley take Tosconi on a walk?• Answer: • She took him on a walk because in China

that’s what you do with a bird.

Chapters 10-12: 200

• Question: • Why is Shirley so excited about baseball?• Answer: • Because everyone in America loves it and she

learned to love it to.

Chapters 10-12: 400

• Question: • Why does Shirley miss her Grandfather.• Answer: • Because she missed eating moon cakes with

her Grandfather.

Chapters 10-12: 600

• Question: • Who does Shirley get to meet?• Answer: • Jackie Robinson

Chapters 10-12: 800

• Question: • Who does Shirley write a letter to?• Answer: • Her cousins in Chunk King

Chapters 10-12: 1000

• Question: • What is Shirley’s part in the school play?• Answer: • She plays the Turkey.

Characters: 200

• Question: • What is Shirley’s hair style?• Answer: • Pony tails

Characters: 400

• Question: • What is Shirley’s last name? • Answer: • Wong

Characters: 600

• Question: • What is Joe’s last name?• Answer: • DiMaggio.

Characters: 800

• Question: • What is her teachers name?• Answer: • Mrs.Rappaport

Characters: 1000

• Question: • What does Shirley like to wear?• Answer: • A skirt and a long sleeve shirt

Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

• Question:• What is the author’s name?• Answer: • Bette Bao Lord

• Question:• What did Shirley’s dad give her?

• Answer: • Roller skates and an empire size bed.

How much do you want to risk? Be sure to add or subtract that amount from your total.

• Question: • How much does Shirley earn for babysitting

the boys?• Answer:• 30 cents

How much do you want to risk? Be sure to add or subtract that amount from your total.