During the race, how did Rosemont's jockey try to overtake Seabiscuit?

moved him through openings on the track

At the beginning of the biography, the authors main purpose is to inform readers

about the rivalry between Seabiscuit and Rosemont

At the beginning of the biography, the author creates suspense by

giving detail about the track (not dry)

At the beginning of the race, the other horses

ran at a suicidal pace and tired out

Hillenbrand attempts to persuade readers by

offering a second reason why Rosemont got so close

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1
During the race, how did Rosemont's jockey try to overtake Seabiscuit?
waited for Seabiscuit to slow down
pushed him to run faster and broke his leg
moved him through openings on the track
moved him to the outside to run faster
2
At the beginning of the biography, the authors main purpose is to inform readers
that Rosemont will win because he has been working out
about the rivalry between Seabiscuit and Rosemont
about the weather before the race
about the economy during the 1930's
3
What is the name of the race that Seabiscuit ran in?
Santa Anna Handicap
The Great Race
Rosemont
Santa Anita Handicap
4
The author entertains the reader by
giving the correct information
expressing her opinions
writing a biography about a horse
using suspense
5
Quiet trepidation settled over the Howard barn in the week before the Santa Anita Handicap.
concern
happiness
fear
hope
6
At the beginning of the race, Seabiscuit's jockey worried because Seabiscuit
had not run in several weeks
was nervous in front of large crowds
did not run well in mud
was blind in one eye
7
At the beginning of the biography, the author creates suspense by
giving detail about the track (not dry)
giving the other horse's name
telling us what year the race took place.
telling us the jockey was blind in one eye
8
What else was happening during the time of the Santa Anita Handicap?
The Great Depression
Pearl Harbor
The Emancipation Proclomation
a horse race
9
At the beginning of the race, the other horses
ran the wrong way
ran at a suicidal pace and tired out
were involved in an accident with each other
slipped in the mud
10
Hillenbrand attempts to persuade readers by
giving her feelings about the sport of horseracing
telling the positions of the other horses
offering a second reason why Rosemont got so close
explaining what the photo showed about the race

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