Why is there so much talk about baseball, specifically Joe DiMaggio? aBaseball was the fishermen's only means of escape from the harshness of their existence. bSantiago and the other men in the village had pooled their small savings and bet on DiMaggio's team to win. They listened to the games, hoping to become rich. cSantiago identifies with DiMaggio, and sees that success is sometimes possible, no matter what the odds, if you want it enough. dDiMaggio's ancestors were from the village where Santiago lived. Santiago had known DiMaggio's grandfather when they were boys. The people of the village felt a personal kinship with him.

The great Joe DiMaggio is obviously an idol of Santiago's. As mentioned in Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, what is one of the reasons why Santiago idolizes this baseball player? aThey both share the same cultural heritage bThey both played amateur ball for the same team cBoth their fathers were fishermen dThey both play center field

In Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, when the old man Santiago talks baseball with Manolin, he tells him to keep believing in the New York Yankees. Why? aBecause of the great Mickey Mantle bBecause of the great Babe Ruth cBecause of the great Joe DiMaggio dBecause of the great Lou Gehrig

Who is Joe DiMaggio in the novella? akind of tuna ba villager cBaseball great da type of shark

3. Rewrite the following paragraph so that it does not have wordy constructions:Over 70 years ago a baseball player by the name of Joe DiMaggio established a baseball record of getting a base hit in 56 consecutive games in a row.  Many claim that this record will never be broken.  He was the subject of a hit song when he was playing which went by the title of “Joltin’ Joe.”  Many years later, the songwriter Paul Simon penned this lyric: “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?  A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”  In sum, Joe DiMaggio was one influential athlete; some compared him to American royalty.

What country did baseball evolve from?