NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howcanreaderstell“TheBabeandI”ishistoricalfiction?Ithasarealpersonandhaseventsthatcouldhavehappened.Ithasdirectionstellingwherecharactersareonastage.Ittellsaboutamysterythatcharacterstrytosolve.Itexplainshowpeopleandplacescametobe.2.WhatsecretisDadkeepinginthestory?Hedoesnothavearealjob.Heissavingforanewbicycle.Hehasstartedsellingnewspapers.HehasticketstowatchBabeRuthplay.3.Whyisthenarratorsorryafterhespendshisbirthdaydime?Heneedsthemoneytobuyanewspaper.Heseessomethingelsethathewantstobuy.Hedoesnotlikethetasteoftheappleshebuys.Heknowshowhardhisdadworkedforthemoney.4.HowdoesBabeRuthhelpthenarratorsellpapers?bygivingthenarratorajobbyhavinglotsofmoneytospendbybeingafamousbaseballplayerbytellingotherstobuyfromthenarratorWeeklyLessonTestLesson6©Harcourt•Grade356SelectionComprehension“TheBabeandI”Name5.HowdoesDadMOSTLIKELYfeelwhenthenarratortellshimthathewasonceonWebsterAvenue?ashamedcuriousluckybrave6.WhatistheMAINreasonJacobandthenarratorsellmorepapersthanotherpeople?Theystandnearabusyapartmentbuilding.Theyknowpeopleareinterestedinbaseball.Theycallouttheheadlinesinaloudvoice.Theyarestrongandcancarrymanypapers.7.Whydoesn’tthenarratorrecognizeBabeRuthwhenBabegiveshimafive-dollarbill?Babedoesnothaveonhisbaseballclothes.Babeistootallforthenarratortoseehisface.Babelooksolderthanhispicturesinthepaper.Babeusesanothernamewhenhetalkstothenarrator.8.HowarethenarratorandhisdadALIKE?Theybothplaybaseball.Theareboth“newsies.”Theybothearnmoney.Theybothsellapples.WeeklyLessonTestLesson6©Harcourt•Grade357SelectionComprehension“TheBabeandI”NameREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.COMPARINGTEXTSAtthetimethisstorytookplace,whywerepeoplesointerestedinreadingaboutBabeRuth?Useinformationanddetailsfrom“TheBabeandI”ANDthetimeline“America’sNationalPastime”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson6©Harcourt•Grade358SelectionComprehension“TheBabeandI”NamePhonics/Spelling:CompoundWordsChoosethebesta...
