A Tough Call

Elementary: Grades 3–4

Questions

Reading-Comprehension Questions

  1. The White Sox were once called the Black Sox for two reasons. Explain.
  2. Who was Charles Comiskey? Why did he have the reputation of being a “cheapskate”?
  3. Who was Joe Jackson? What was his nickname? Why was he given that nickname?
  4. What tough choice is Danny faced with?

Critical-Thinking Questions

  1. Why do you think the jury delivered a not guilty verdict? Do you think being banned from baseball was a fair punishment? Why?
  2. Why is it important to save history in scrapbooks like Danny's? If you were to create a scrapbook of your life history, what would be in it?
  3. What decision do you think Terence made? Why?
  4. What lessons are in the story? How do you decide what the right thing to do is?

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