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Flashcards by Barrett Rowe, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What sport are they playing? | Baseball |
| How many innings were already played? | 8 |
| What was the score? | 4-2 |
| Was the Mudville team winning or losing? | losing |
| What does it mean when it says that Cooney ‘died’ at first? | he got out |
| Was Barrows out or safe at first? | out |
| How many outs are there? | 2 |
| Why did a few fans leave before the very end of the game? | because they were losing |
| Who was up to bat before Casey? | Flynn and Jimmy Blake |
| Did the fans have any confidence in Flynn’s or Jimmy Blake’s ability? How do you know? | no because they called him a hodo and a cake |
| What base did Flynn reach after he batted? | single- 1st base |
| What does ‘tore the cover off the ball’ mean? | hit it hard |
| Which bases were the players on? | Jimmy- 2nd Flynn- 3rd |
| What does ‘a-hugging third’ mean? | he slid onto the base barely |
| How many fans were still at the game? | more than 5,000 |
| How do we know the fans had confidence in Casey’s ability? | because they were calling him Mighty, Mighty Casey |
| How did Casey feel about his own ability? How do we know? | there was an ease to him and he had pride and a smile, so he felt good about his ability |
| What is the leather-covered sphere? | a baseball |
| Did Casey swing at the first pitch? | no |
| Did the umpire call the pitch a ball or a strike? | strike |
| How did the crowd react to the umpire’s call? | they got mad and want to kill him |
| Who calmed the crowd? | Casey |
| Did Casey swing at the second pitch? | no |
| What did the umpire call the second pitch? | strike 2 |
| How did the crowd react to the umpire’s call? | they got mad and called him a fraud |
| What made the crowd calm down? | Casey's scornful look |
| What emotion is Casey displaying now that he has two strikes? | He is mad and his teeth are clenched in hate |
| Does Casey swing at the third pitch? | Yes |
| Does Casey hit the ball? | nope |
| What country is it referring to when the author uses ‘favored land’? | United States |
| Is this a national event or a local event? How do you know? | Local event because its in Mudville and no one outside of Mudville would know that they lost |
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