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

giving detail about the track (not dry)

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

moved him through openings on the track

Hillenbrand attempts to persuade readers by

offering a second reason why Rosemont got so close

At the beginning of the race, the other horses

ran at a suicidal pace and tired out

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

about the rivalry between Seabiscuit and Rosemont

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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

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