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Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
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Comprehension questions after reading #GAE
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1
The mood of this poem is____________.
apathy
suspense
anger
happiness
2
When the crowd becomes angry about the two strikes, Casey's response is to_____.
calm down the crowd
glare at the umpire
ignore the crowd
join in the shouts of protest
3
This poem is a ___________.
narrative poem
nursery rhyme
lyric
sonnet
4
In line 10, what does "the former was a lulu " mean?
Flynn was weak.
Flynn was not smart.
Flynn was able to spread himself around the bases.
He was overweight.
5
When the poet says the "tongues applauded" what can we infer?
The people wagged their tongues back and forth.
The people whistled loudly.
The people cheered.
The fans ate popcorn.
6
The main struggle in this poem is between______________.
Casey and the umpire
The crowd and Casey
Casey and the pitcher
The crowd and the umpire
7
The author of this poem is_________________________.
Thayer
Lawrence
Coone
Ernest
8
How do you think Casey felt after striking out?
excited
angry
nervous
embarrassed
9
As Casey watched the first pitch, his attitude could best be described as _______.
angry
embarrassed
arrogant
humble
10
The word "patrons" means_______.
Players
People watching the game.
Umpires
People serving refreshments.
11
In line 14, what does "tore the cover off the ball" mean?
Blake had a temper tantrum.
Blake hit the ball and it ripped.
Blake hit the ball hard and fast.
Blake got mad and ripped the ball apart.
12
In line 3, what does the phrase "died at first" mean?
Cooney was tagged out at first base.
Cooney was whacked with a bat
Cooney killed someone else at first base.
He was killed at first base.
13
What is the tone of the last stanza?
joy
anger
disappointment
happiness
14
Which figurative language is used in: "like the beating of the storm waves on the stern..."?
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
15
You can tell that the crowd probably expects Casey to ___________.
kill the umpire
hit a home run
attack the pitcher
strike out
16
The word "dell" means___________.
hillside
valley
Mountaintops
stadium
17
In the first stanza, most of the fans are feeling__________________.
gloomy
excited
mad
confident
18
Most of the crowd stayed for the last inning because they__________________.
wanted to root for all the players no matter what
expected their team to win
wanted to see Casey strike out
held out hope that Casey would get up to bat
19
When the first two pitches were called strikes, the crowd's anger was aimed at ______.
the game's rules
Casey
the umpire
the pitcher
20
The word "preceded" means__________.
to come after
to come before
21
How does the crowd feel about Casey?
They were excited to have him at bat.
They were grim that he was up to bat.
They were hopeful he would not get up to bat.
They were upset that he would get up to bat.
