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Sample Questions

• What do you think is the worst part of Kyle faking the catch?
  
  
• Kyle almost told Claire that he had faked the catch. How do you think Claire would have reacted if he had?
  
  
• Kyle tells himself that it really doesn't matter if he faked the catch because "the ump made the call. He said we won the game." Is Kyle right?
  
  
• The Cubs players, coaches, and fans yell at the umpire when he rules against them and they lose the game. What do you think the umpire is thinking when everyone is yelling at him? (Think about how you feel when someone is yelling at you.) Can you think of a time when an umpire changed a call after parents, coaches, and players loudly protested?
  
  
• Playing to win is exciting. And winning a tight game is especially thrilling. But did Kyle want to win too much? Is that possible?
  
  
• How does this famous expression apply to Kyle: Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive?