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Where was Felix Schneider the fastest boy before coming to Manhattan?
Bremen, Germany
What nationality was the Striker who called out to Felix?
Irish
What did the English boy try to do to Felix when he was running to third base?
Throw the baseball at him
What did Felix feel like when he ran?
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What is Felix's occupation?
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Which company does Felix deliver suits for?
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Where does Felix enjoy the bustling atmosphere?
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What sports team does Felix stumble upon?
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What happens in the city that prompts Felix and the volunteer fire brigade to rush to the scene?
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What does the smell of the smoke remind Felix of?
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What does the text showcase about New York City in the 19th century?
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What does Felix adopt and feel like when he is in New York?
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What does Felix observe about the differences in the baseball game rules?
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What accusation is made against Felix by a boy from Ohio?
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What are the only reminders of Felix's family in Bremen?
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Who reprimands Felix for being late and mishandling a parcel?
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Where does Felix run to deliver the fabric pieces?
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What kind of conditions do the Neumans work in while sewing suits?
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What did Felix's father envision New York as?
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What is the reality faced by the small craftsmen like the Neumans and Uncle Albert?
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How much might the Neumans make in a week if they work quickly sewing suits?
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What does the text highlight about life in 'Kleindeutschland'?
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Who fears for his life due to feeling cut off from his family during the Great Fire of New York City?
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To what location do Cartwright and Felix push on to escape the blaze?
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What do the Knickerbockers use to try to contain the fire?
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Despite their efforts, what happens to the fire?
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What does the fire chief declare the fire to be?
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What plan is devised to deprive the fire of fuel?
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From where do the Knickerbockers collect gunpowder for their plan?
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What do the Knickerbockers do to strategically place the gunpowder to bring down the buildings?
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What is the aim of the plan devised by the Knickerbockers?
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What do the teams narrowly escape during the Great Fire?
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What do the Knickerbockers salvage from the warehouses during the fire?
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What does the fire spread toward, putting thousands of lives at risk?
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What was the name of the volunteer fire fighting brigade mentioned in the text?
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How did the brigade guide their cart to the fire?
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Where did the brigade navigate through to reach Union Square?
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What caused chaos and delays for the firefighters at Union Square?
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What challenges did the brigade face in moving the heavy cart through Union Square Park?
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What became apparent as the brigade approached the fire?
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Who was overwhelmed by the scale of the fire?
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What made firefighting extremely difficult for the Knickerbockers?
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What surrounded the firefighters as the blaze engulfs nearby buildings?
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What did Felix experience amid the overwhelming inferno?
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What does the passage vividly portray?
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How is the intense and destructive nature of the fire effectively conveyed?
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Who does Louis encounter at the store and how does he handle the situation?
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What is the significance of Louis's action with the Confederate money?
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How are Louis and Stuart perceived by their fellow soldiers after their shopping spree?
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What does Stuart tell the rest of the soldiers about Louis's role in the shopping spree?
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Who does Louis encounter on the battlefield, and what is the soldier's condition?
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What does Louis carry with him as a symbol of his return to Brooklyn?
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What does Louis encounter on the road while feeling scared on the battlefield?
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What does Louis find when he reaches the familiar terrain of the camp?
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What does Louis observe about the injured soldiers on the battlefield?
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What is Louis's behavior when skulking back to battlefields?
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How does Louis describe the appearance of the men laid out all over the field?
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What does Louis do after encountering Corporal Giuseppe Silvestri?
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What does Louis do when he slips away from the picket post to collect money from the dead soldiers?
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What is Louis's demeanor as he walks back to camp?
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What does Louis observe about the field and the soldiers laid out on it?
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What does Louis do after encountering the dark figure on the road?
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What does Louis collect as souvenirs from the battlefield?
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How many boys and men from Brooklyn remain in the Fourteenth Regiment?
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What does Louis believe brings him luck and safety?
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Who commends the regiment for their courage and devotion?
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Where is the regiment heading after receiving General Doubleday?
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What does the city of Brooklyn prepare for the returning soldiers?
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What do the soldiers plan to do after the general's visit?
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Who dismisses the company at the end of the journey?
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What does the regiment acknowledge about avoiding unnecessary hardships?
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What does Louis do at a young age and in numerous battles?
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How are the original members of the regiment described after being released from the Army of the Potomac?
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What is the count of boys and men from Brooklyn who remain in the regiment?
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Who interrupts the baseball game with gunfire, leading to a battle?
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What does Louis consider his baseball to be, motivating him to risk his life to retrieve it?
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What dilemma does Louis face regarding the baseball and the dangerous situation?
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Who insists on returning for his baseball despite warnings from his comrades?
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Who decides to go back for the baseball, risking his life?
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Who participates in the baseball game, along with General Doubleday?
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What triggers the soldiers to retreat and set up camp during the baseball game?
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What do the soldiers use to play baseball, along with New York rules?
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What do the soldiers engage in before the baseball game is interrupted?
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Who congratulates the soldiers who will be sent home before the baseball game?
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What risky decision does Louis make regarding the baseball during the dangerous situation?
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What topic is debated among the soldiers during the baseball game?
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What does Louis find on the battlefield?
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What caused the Confederate soldier's blindness?
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What does Louis find in the Confederate soldier's possession?
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Who made the baseball bat found with the Confederate soldier?
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What were both soldiers due to do the next day?
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Where did the encounter between Louis and the Confederate soldier end?
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Where is the Confederate soldier from?
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What do Louis and the Confederate soldier plan to do together?
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How does Louis offer support to the Confederate soldier?
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What is the emotional state of the Confederate soldier during the encounter?
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What does Louis consider when encountering the blinded Confederate soldier?
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What are the soldiers planning to do upon returning to Louisville?
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What decision does Hiroshi make and why does he make it?
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What is Hiroshi's response to Arnold's question about next season and what does it indicate about Kelly's future?
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Why does Arnold suggest that people will still pay to hear Kelly's stories, and what is Hiroshi's response to this suggestion?
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What does Hiroshi's decision to leave reveal about his relationship with Kelly and his feelings towards him?
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What does King Kelly teach Arnold and the other boys about baseball tactics?
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Why is King Kelly unable to play next season?
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What career transition is King Kelly making?
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How does Arnold feel after bringing King Kelly to Pigtown?
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How does Arnold gain entry to the theater?
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Where does Arnold find King Kelly backstage?
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What is the climax of King Kelly's presence at the Gayety Theater?
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How does the story end?
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What does Arnold trade with King Kelly during the war?
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Despite the trade refusal, what does King Kelly give Arnold?
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What does King Kelly express regarding his inability to play next season?
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What does Arnold fear after bringing King Kelly to Pigtown?
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Who does Arnold search for in bars to settle debts, but fails to find him?
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What does the pawnshop owner claim about the baseball bat and how much does he ask for it?
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Where did King Kelly need train fare to go for an opportunity?
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What does Arnold realize he inadvertently traded for the baseball bat?
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Where does the story shift to in 1908?
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What does Walter perceive the baseball game between hotel staff and guests as?
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What does Walter learn about the players in the baseball game?
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What does the scene illustrate about racial segregation and professional baseball opportunities?
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What is the setting for the story Lost Baseball Bat and Racial Segregation in 1908 Brooklyn?
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What does Arnold find in a pawnshop and what does the owner claim about it?
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What does the game between hotel staff and guests illustrate regarding racial segregation?
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What does Arnold feel after leaving the pawnshop?
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What is the name of the baseball team offering Kelly a tryout?
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Who brings Kelly his father's bat and encourages him for the tryout?
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What personal struggle does Kelly express doubts about to Arnold?
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What does Kelly warn Arnold to never do?
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Who doubts Kelly's commitment due to his struggle with alcohol?
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Where does Arnold rush to find Kelly after he doesn't show up for the tryout?
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What is evident in Arnold's support for Kelly throughout the text?
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What does the story highlight about the late 19th-century athletes?
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What emotional complexity does the text capture about Kelly's situation?
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What does the story shed light on regarding athletes in the late 19th century?
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Who does Hiroshi leave behind when he decides to leave?
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Where is King Kelly found disoriented and confused?
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What does Arnold do with King Kelly at the Turkish bath?
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Where does Arnold take King Kelly to play, making Arnold a hero?
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What does Kelly talk about and ask for, showing his interest in baseball?
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What does Kelly trade for Arnold's bat?
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What does Arnold marvel at, given to him by Kelly?
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Explain Walter's plan to help Cyclone Joe Williams get a tryout with the Superbas. How does Cyclone initially react to the idea and what does Walter propose to convince him?
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What is the significance of the kitchen staff's reaction to Walter's conversation with Cyclone Joe Williams? How does their reaction reflect the racial segregation and discrimination prevalent at the time?
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Discuss the challenges and barriers faced by Cyclone Joe Williams as an African American athlete aspiring to play in the National League. How does Walter attempt to address these challenges?
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What does Walter's interaction with Cyclone Joe Williams reveal about the racial dynamics and opportunities for African American athletes in professional baseball during the depicted time period?
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What team does Frankie support at Ebbets Field?
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Who does Frankie meet at Ebbets Field?
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What does Frankie do for Mickey Fist?
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What are the odds of Mickey Fist's numbers game?
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What is the name of the African American pitcher that Walter aims to get on the Brooklyn Superbas?
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What is the disguise name that Walter uses for Cyclone Joe Williams?
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Where does Walter head to present Cyclone to the Superbas?
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What is the manager's name who is unimpressed with Joseph Deerskin despite Walter's attempts to convince him?
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What does the text underline about the time period in which the story is set?
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What action do the Superbas take to express their refusal to play with a colored man on the field?
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How many unearned runs does Cyclone endure due to the Superbas' deliberate errors?
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Who explains that even if the team accepted Cyclone, other teams would refuse to play?
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What does Walter do with his beloved Brooklyn Superbas hat?
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Who collects numbers for a policy bank?
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Who bets on numbers related to her late husband?
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Where does the policy bank operate in the basement?
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What popular number has never hit in the two years Frankie has been running numbers?
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Where does Frankie interact with Amos, indicating her familiarity with the establishment?
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Which character runs to a blind pig on Sterling where the policy bank operates in the basement?
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Who does Frankie visit to collect their bets?
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What does Frankie do with her beloved Brooklyn Superbas hat?
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- What is a blind pig, and what role does Frankie play in one during the Prohibition era?
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- Who is Amos, and what is his relationship with Frankie?
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- How does Frankie impress Amos, and what opportunity arises from it?
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- How does Mickey Fist use the New York Times' Belmont Park bets to determine the daily winning number for the numbers game?
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- What dispute arises regarding the numbers game, and how does Mickey Fist assert his position?
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- What glimpse does the text provide about the atmosphere of the Prohibition era?
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- How does the text capture the atmosphere of the Prohibition era?
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- What role does Frankie's father have, and how does it connect to the Prohibition era?
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- What are some of the key themes highlighted in the text about the Prohibition era?
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- What opportunity does Mickey Fist offer Frankie, and how does it relate to her skills?
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- How does the text provide insight into the workings of illicit establishments during the Prohibition era?
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Who is Mickey Fist, and why does Frankie's father warn her about him?
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What is the significance of the number chosen by seven of Frankie's players, and how does she explain it to Mr. Jerome?
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Where does Frankie search for Kieran, and why is she anxious to find him?
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What is the mysterious number that causes anxiety for Frankie in the story 'The Fix'?
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Who confronts Frankie about the suspicious number 406 in the newspaper?
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How does Frankie's father intervene in the confrontation with Mickey Fist?
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What accusation does Mickey Fist make against Frankie regarding the fix?
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What does Mickey Fist deny when confronted by Frankie's father?
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What surprise awaits Kat at the hotel and who is behind it?
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Where does Connie take Kat, and who hosts the party there?
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What does Pepper share about her background and experiences?
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What activity ensues among the players at the cemetery party?
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What does the party in the cemetery offer a glimpse into?
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Who surprises Kat at the hotel and why?
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What unique activity takes place at the cemetery party, and how does it reflect the players' camaraderie?
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Who confronts Mickey Fist for running a dishonest game and how much does Mickey Fist owe them?
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What advice does Frankie's father give her after Mickey Fist gives him the money?
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Who does Frankie meet in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and what opportunity does Kat receive?
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What does Kat receive from the Grand Rapids Chicks, and how does she feel in the team locker room?
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What brand of gum does Kat long for before her professional baseball debut?
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What does the team's manager offer each player if they win the game against the Fort Wayne Daisies?
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What symbol do the players form on the field, symbolizing the war effort?
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What action causes tension between Kat and the player at first base?
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What does the team's manager offer each player if they win the game against the Fort Wayne Daisies, emphasizing their poor performance?
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What symbol do the players form on the field, symbolizing the war effort?
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What does the passage capture about Kat's initial struggles and isolation in her new role as a professional baseball player?
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What is Jimmy's strategy for avoiding Eric and his friends at school?
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How does Jimmy feel about the upcoming film in Mrs. Holloway's class?
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What conflicting thoughts does Jimmy have about dealing with Eric and his gang?
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Who is the main character in the passage and what is his primary concern throughout the text?
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What is the film 'Duck and Cover' about, and how does it relate to the current events mentioned in the passage?
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Describe the reaction of Jimmy and his classmates during the film screening. What does this reveal about their attitude towards the subject matter?
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How does Jimmy's experience with the film 'Duck and Cover' reflect the societal and psychological impact of the Cold War era on children?
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What did Jimmy and Eric do during the drill?
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What did Eric mistake for a bomb during the drill?