8 questions
Which sentence from the article supports the MAIN idea that Andy loved to run?
"He ran five miles to school."
"He graduated from high school in 1927."
"Andy, now age twenty, went to Los Angeles, California."
"One day, he read an ad in a newspaper that would change his life."
What MAIN idea from the article is supported by the sentence below?
There were dance marathons, six-day bicycle races, even people setting records for sitting on flagpoles.
"Andy Payne was excited."
"The 1920s were already known for crazy contests."
"The winner would receive twenty-five thousand dollars!"
"The prize money would help his parents pay for him to farm"
Who were the runners competing against Andy?
people from the United States
People from Finland and Switzerland
many different types of people from many countries
mostly sixteen-year-olds and some sixty-three-year-olds
Why was the race harder AFTER the first day?
They had to run seventeen miles
A record was kept of the runners' times.
Many people had to drop out of the race.
The climbs were steep, and the sun was hot.
Why was the race called "The Bunion Derby?"
Because Andy had bunions
because Andy did not have bunions
because many of the runners had bunions
because the runners were called bunioneers
Where did the race end?
New York City
Oklahoma City
Northern Texas
Puente, California
How many runners managed to finish the race?
three
fifty-five
one hundred
two hundred
What dream did Andy Payne Achieve?
He became a good runner
He won the race and $10,000
He won the race and $25,000
He took the train back home to Oklahoma.