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Duplicate of Casey at the Bat
Duplicate of Casey at the Bat
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1
How does the crowd feel about Casey?
They were upset that he would get up to bat.
They were grim that he was up to bat.
They were excited to have him at bat.
They were hopeful he would not get up to bat.
2
In the first stanza, most of the fans are feeling__________________.
excited
confident
gloomy
mad
3
When the poet says the "tongues applauded" what can we infer?
The people kissed each other.
The people whistled loudly.
The people cheered.
The people wagged their tongues back and forth.
4
As Casey watched the first pitch, his attitude could best be described as _______.
angry
arrogant
embarrassed
humble
5
The main struggle in this poem is between______________.
Casey and the pitcher
Casey and the umpire
The crowd and the umpire
The crowd and Casey
6
Which figurative language is used in: "like the beating of the storm waves on the stern..."?
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
7
Most of the crowd stayed for the last inning because they__________________.
expected their team to win
wanted to root for all the players no matter what
held out hope that Casey would get up to bat
wanted to see Casey strike out
8
In line 10, what does "the former was a lulu " mean?
Flynn was not smart.
Flynn was weak.
He was overweight.
Flynn was able to spread himself around the bases.
9
In line 3, what does the phrase "died at first" mean?
Cooney was whacked with a bat
Cooney was tagged out at first base.
He was killed at first base.
Cooney killed someone else at first base.
10
When the first two pitches were called strikes, the crowd's anger was aimed at ______.
Casey
the pitcher
the game's rules
the umpire
11
The mood of this poem is____________.
happiness
anger
suspense
apathy
12
The word "patrons" means_______.
Players
Umpires
People watching the game.
People serving refreshments.
13
In line 14, what does "tore the cover off the ball" mean?
Blake hit the ball and it ripped.
Blake had a temper tantrum.
Blake hit the ball hard and fast.
Blake got mad and ripped the ball apart.
14
The word "pallor" means____________.
the award around someone's neck
the stadium
a place where you meet guests
extreme paleness
15
The word "dell" means___________.
stadium
Mountaintops
valley
hillside
16
This poem is a ___________.
ballad
sonnet
lyric
narrative
17
You can tell that the crowd probably expects Casey to ___________.
strike out
kill the umpire
attack the pitcher
hit a home run
18
What is the tone of the last stanza?
anger
happiness
disappointment
joy
19
When the crowd becomes angry about the two strikes, Casey's response is to_____.
join in the shouts of protest
calm down the crowd
glare at the umpire
ignore the crowd
20
The word "preceded" means__________.
to come before
to come after