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Out of Left Field question answer page Who is the author of Out of Left Field? Ellen Klages cover What did Katie’s baseball player friends all call her? Gordon 1 Who was Katy’s catcher? PeeWee Ishikawa 1 How long did Katy and her friends play baseball? Until it got dark or moms started yelling for dinner. 1 How many kids usually showed up to play baseball? nine 2 What did Andy Duncan do after he got a cast on his arm and couldn’t throw? umpire 2 How tall was Katy? 5 foot 2 2 What grade was Katy going into? 5th 2 What did Katy call her combo knuckler curve pitch? Her Sunday pitch 5 What did Katy’s dad do for work? He was a rocket scientist 5 What did the coach who saw Katy pitch invite her to join? Little League 5 Who was eligible to play Little League? Boys 10 to 12 5 Who was Katy’s favorite team? The Seals 5 What team replaced the Seals in San Francisco? The San Francisco Giants 7 Why were people so excited about the San They were the first major league team west of the Francisco Giants? Mississippi. 7 What did Katy think was supposed to happen when the major leagues expanded to the west? That the Seals would be in the American League. 7 What kind of baseball team was the Seals? A Red Sox farm team 7 Where did the Giants baseball team move from? New York 7 What baseball team did Aspromonte, Pearson, and Pumpsie Green play for? The San Francisco Seals 7 What did Katie tell the Little League coach her name was? Casey Gordon 7 What was Katy’s real name? Kathleen Curie Gordon 7 What was Katy’s birthday? September 15, 1947 7 Where did Katy’s dad live? Alabama 9 Who taught Katy how to pitch? Her sisters 9 Juliana Berg, Katy’s best friend since Who was Jules? kindergarten. 11 What was Jules good at doing? Playing piano 11 Who took Katy to see the Seals play for her birthday each day? Aunt Babs 11 Her sisters were in high school when she was Why was Katy like an only child? born. 12 Which Gordon sister was tall, blonde, looked like a Viking, and was an artist? Suze 12 Which Gordon sister had dark hair and dark eyes and was a mechanical engineer? Dewey 12 Which Gordon sister was adopted? Dewey 12 What did Suze do one month before Katy’s Turned their backyard into a baseball 9th birthday? playground. 12 Where did Jules go for 2 months in the Sleep-away music camp called Camp Harmony summer? in the Sierras 12 What was PeeWee’s brother’s name? Eddie 12 What did PeeWee give to Katy when he saw her pitch a ball through the tire? His brother, Eddie’s, baseball glove. 12 What did Mr. Berg do for work? He worked for the Berkeley newspaper 15 What did Katy's mom, Terry , Terry, do for work? Nuclear chemistry professor 15 What was the difference between the The Bergs house was always clean, the Gordon’s Gordon’s house and the Bergs’ house? was always messy. 15 What was the bug juice Jules drank at camp? Kool-Aid 15 Where were Katy and Jules allowed to go once Katy’s sisters moved out? Up into the attic 15 What did Dewey do once she finished her PhD? Went to Boston to build robots. 17 What did Suze do for work? Taught art at a girls’ school 17 A science lab, machine shop, art studio What was the Gordon’s attic like? combination 17 Dewey made machines out of junk and Suze Why did Dewey and Suze love junk? made art. 17 What did the labels say inside the black metal box on the wall in the attic? East, west, north, lights 17 What did the Gordon girls carry in their pockets? A magic rock with a lightning bolt on it. 17 What did Katy’s white rock say on it in Greek? Shazam 17 What was the one rule of the attic? No girls--meaning not girly girls. 19 What did Jules find out about the theme from the Lone Ranger? It was a classical overture 19 What was the first thing Katy had in her life that nobody else had already done? baseball 19 Where did Jules and Katy watch a double feature of Attack of the Crab Monsters and Invasion of the Saucer Men? At the Elmwood Theatre 22 What was the only subject Katy didn’t get A’s in? handwriting. 22 What was Katy’s favorite breakfast? Wheaties, the breakfast of champions 23 What school did Katy attend? LeConte Elementary 23 Where is LeConte Elementary? On Russell Street in Berkeley, CA 23 On what corner did Jules meet Katy to walk to school every morning since 1st grade? Hillegass 23 Which 5th grade teacher was known to be boring? Mrs. Lanagan 23 What did PeeWee’s sister call the mean teacher in middle school? The Dragon Lady. 23 Which 5th grade teacher was young and made learning fun? Miss Hopkinson 23 Who did Katy get for her 5th grade teacher? Mr. Herschberger in room 120 23 Why was Katy surprised to have a man as a The only men in the school had been the janitors teacher? and principal. 23 What was PeeWee’s real name? Katsuharo Ishikawa 25 What was Madge’s real name? Magdolina Malinowsky 25 What was Whiz’s real name? Jimmy Wisniewski 25 What was Pinky’s real name? Pincus Zelizer 25 Where did Karen always sit in class? In front by the window 25 Why did Katy and PeeWee always end up Their last names were next to each other sitting next to each other in classes? alphabetically 25 How did they begin each day in Katy’s 5th grade class? Current events 25 Where did Mr. Herschberger serve in the military? Korea 28 Where is Little Rock? Arkansas 28 What did people in Little Rock do to the African American kids who tried to enter the school after integration? Threw rocks at them and called them names. 28 What was the name of the governor of Arkansas that activated the Arkansas National Guard to STOP nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High school? Governor Faubus 28 Why did Governor Faubus defy the law and He thought he was being patriotic and upholding the Supreme Court? the southern way of life. 28 Why didn’t Katy like Cynthia too much? She wore frilly clothes 30 How long did Katy have for recess? 15 minutes 30 What game did Katy and the boys play at recess? Hit and Run 30 What did Katy do with the birthday money her grandma sent her? Bought real baseball sneakers with rubber cleats 32 How many feet is regulation Little mound from the plate? 46 feet 32 When did Jules have piano lessons? Wednesdays 32 How did Katy explain to Jules that she liked Jules play with boys in an orchestra, which is sort playing baseball with boys? of like a team. 32 What baseball poem has a character named Casey? Casey at the Bat 33 Why couldn’t Katy bring her Shazam rock with her to school? Skirts didn’t have pockets 33 What are PF Flyers, Keds, and high-tops? sneakers 36 Why did Coach Martin say the Little League Any boy could play, regardless of race, religion, was a TRUE democracy? ethnic heritage--that they didn’t discriminate. 36 What was Katy’s time for the 100 yard dash? 12 ½ seconds 38 Who ran the fastest 100 yard dash? Swifty at 11 seconds 38 What was Katy’s weakest point in baseball? fielding 38 The pitch you throw when you gotta get the batter What is a Sunday pitch? out--one he’s not expecting. 42 What happened to the boys that didn’t make They put them on a farm team with regular the Little League team in the tryouts? games, but no uniforms. 45 Where did PeeWee’s mother take PeeWee and Katy after Little League tryouts? Bott’s for ice cream sundaes 47 What was the name of the Little League team Katy and PeeWee tried out for? Indians 47 What did the Seals become in 1957 when they beat the Sacramento Solons? The 1957 champions of the Pacific Coast League 48 Her own baseball card with her picture, What did Suze make for Katy for her 10th imaginary stats, and the team name ‘Elmwood birthday? Irregulars’ 48 What did Dewey give to Katy for her 10th birthday? A Red Sox pennant signed by Ted Williams 48 What did Katy's mom, Terry, give her for her 10th birthday? A Frisbee 48 What did Katy’s dad send her for her 10th birthday? A Girl’s First Cookbook 48 Her Aunt Babs taking her to the Seals game in What was the best present Katy got for her San Francisco for a doubleheader, and getting to 10th birthday? bring Jules. 48 What did Aunt Babs do for work? Math professor 48 Where was the Seals Stadium? At the corner of 16th and Bryant 48 Where did Aunt Babs live? On Russian Hill with her friend, Franny 50 What did people do with the striped Sat on them, and then threw them onto the field if cushions at the baseball stadium? they thought the umpire made a bad call. 50 What is the entrance in a stadium called? A vomitory 50 What stood beyond the outfield scoreboard of the Seals Stadium? The factories of Potrero Hill.
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