Pursuing the Dream as a Central Idea in Poetry Answers

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Jackie Robinson was the first Black American to play in .

Major League Baseball

the National Basketball Association

the National Football League

Jackie Robinson's number was .

Jackie Robinson played for the for ten years.

Red Sox

Dodgers

Kings

Yankees

What is the central idea in this advice from Branch Rickey to Jackie Robinson?

Rickey supports Robinson because he is a talented athlete and a good person.

Robinson will find it challenging, but possible to get support from the public.

Robinson is strong enough for the job, but he is not a great ballplayer.

Robinson does not know how to talk to newspapermen, but Rickey does.

Based on the passage, what is Jackie Robinson's purpose in telling this story?

to persuade readers that he is not a coward

to inform readers of how he felt while talking to Mr. Rickey

to entertain readers with a funny story

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