Bat+6

1. What grade did the girls have to be in to play on the softball team? a. 6th

2. For 49 years the game had been played between Bear Creek Ridge and what other team? a. Barlow

3. What nationality was Aki? a. Japanese

4. Why wasn't anyone nice to Lorelei? a. Her father wouldn't fight in the war

5. What was Shirley's nickname? a. Shazam

6. Which team did Coach Rayfield coach? a. Barlow

7. Who did Coach Rayfield get to practice with his girls? a. boys

8. Why did the girls try to help Shazam with her school work? a. there was a rule that you had to be a good student to play ball

9. What did the girls do to strengthen their legs? a. go out running

10. What name did Daisy hate being called? a. Loose LIps

11. Ila Mae was embarrassed about her brother's participation in what prank? a. on Halloween they lifted an outhouse into the back of a truck and put it in the principal's parking space at school

12. What disease did some of the girls catch on the Barlow team? a. chickenpox

13. Why did Lola have to help manage the team instead of play? a. Shazam had moved to Barlow and the coach gave her the position of center, so they didn't have enough positions for Lola

14. What "bad" word did Shazam say? a. Japs

15. What happened to Shazam's father, and why did they call her mother a "sinner"? a. her father was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked and was killed; Her mother got pregnant before she was married.

16. What did Kate's family get that made her so excited? a. a refrigerator

17. What did Shazam mean when she said, "You never know one of them might sneak up behind your back like they done my dad I saw the. You always got to keep your eyes out?" a. she was referring to Japanese people

18. What kind of bad things happened to the Japanese in Barlow? a. a brick was thrown through a window and hit a baby; signs were put in store windows warning them if they came back; houses were wrecked

19. What was Aki's surprise gift at her birthday party? a. Spalding baseball glove

20. What did Peggy notice as the girls were shaking hands the day of the game? a. one of Barlow's girls didn't shake Aki's hand

21. What happened in the first inning that allowed Bear Creek to score 2 runs? a. Shazam fumbled the ball

22. What hapened when Shazam came to bat? a. she hit the ball and hit the first baseman in the head with her elbow on purpose

23. Name 2 reactions or changes in the community after this incident? a. some parents called Shazam a "criminal" and didn't want their children going to school with her; Coach Rayfield felt guilty and wanted someone else to coach next year's team; Daisey and Lorelei's fathers shook hands and made peace between them; the people in the town took up a collection to help the Mikamis (Aki's family) who were Japanese; Manzita befriended Shazam and took her to visit Aki where she finally said she was sorry;

24. What did they paint on the board for 1949 since they didn't have a score to post for the game? a. they just painted the names of the teams


 * 1) Does Aki decide to join their baseball team? Yes she also becomes good friend with the team.
 * 2) Is the __bat 6__ a special anniversary for a game? Yes it is the 50th game the girls ever played!
 * 3) Why does Aki move to America? She moved to America to stay away from china which is being bombed and her dad was killed in a bomb attack.
 * 4) Who are the two teams competing in the Bat 6? Barlow and Bear Creek Ridge
 * 5) What did Shazam win at Wink’s party? A snow globe
 * 6) Who's father got killed when the japanese bombed his ship, the Arizona at Pearl Harbor? Shirley (Shazam)