In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Chapters 1-3Chapters 4-6Chapters 7-9Chapters 10-12Characters Bonus Question: 5000 pts
Chapters 1-3: 200 Question: Where does Shirley move to? Answer: Brooklyn, New York
Chapters 1-3: 400 Question: What happens right before she leaves? Answer: Bandit changes her name to Shirley Temple Wong.
Chapters 1-3: 600 Question: What does her new house look like? Answer: It looked like all the other houses next to it, made of brick.
Chapters 1-3: 800 Question: How did Shirley get lost after getting the cigars for her father? Answer: The store she goes to doesn't have them, so she goes to a different one and can’t remember were she came from.
Chapters 1-3: 1000 Question: What did she do for lunch on the first day of school? Answer: She went to a shop with other people and used their lunch money to get food at the store.
Chapters 4-6: 200 Question: What did Shirley’s mom sign her up for? Answer: Piano lessons
Chapters: 4-6: 400 Question: Why did Shirley want to recite a poem for the class? Answer: So she could prove to the teacher and class that she could do what they could.
Chapters: 4-6: 600 Question: Why was Shirley excited when it was lunch time one day? Answer: She wanted to talk to the new girl.
Chapters 4-6: 800 Question: Why did Mable give Shirley two black eyes? Answer: Shirley cussed at her not knowing what she was actually saying.
Chapters 4-6 : 1000 Question: Who did Shirley learn about in class. Answer: Jackie Robinson
Chapters 7-9: 200 Question: Why did Shirley take care of Senorita’s house? Answer: So that Senorita could go back to her home country and see her daughter.
Chapters 7-9: 400 Question: What ended up being in Senorita’s closet? Answer: Lots of junk
Chapters7-9: 600 Question: What did Shirley do with Sean, Seamus and Stephen? Answer: She babysat them and listened to the radio and bribed them with candy.
Chapters 7-9: 800 Question: Did Shirley have a bad dream or a good dream and what was it about. Answer: A bad dream about her family
Chapters 7-9: 1000 Question: Why did Shirley take Tosconi on a walk? Answer: She took him on a walk because in China that’s what you do with a bird.
Chapters : 200 Question: Why is Shirley so excited about baseball? Answer: Because everyone in America loves it and she learned to love it to.
Chapters : 400 Question: Why does Shirley miss her Grandfather. Answer: Because she missed eating moon cakes with her Grandfather.
Chapters : 600 Question: Who does Shirley get to meet? Answer: Jackie Robinson
Chapters : 800 Question: Who does Shirley write a letter to? Answer: Her cousins in Chunk King
Chapters 10-12: 1000 Question: What is Shirley’s part in the school play? Answer: She plays the Turkey.
Characters: 200 Question: What is Shirley’s hair style? Answer: Pony tails
Characters: 400 Question: What is Shirley’s last name? Answer: Wong
Characters: 600 Question: What is Joe’s last name? Answer: DiMaggio.
Characters: 800 Question: What is her teachers name? Answer: Mrs.Rappaport
Characters: 1000 Question: What does Shirley like to wear? Answer: A skirt and a long sleeve shirt
Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: What is the author’s name? Answer: Bette Bao Lord
Question: What did Shirley’s dad give her? Answer: Roller skates and an empire size bed. How much do you want to risk? Be sure to add or subtract that amount from your total.
Question: How much does Shirley earn for babysitting the boys? Answer: 30 cents How much do you want to risk? Be sure to add or subtract that amount from your total.