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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bump Bailey get away with ridiculing both the coach and anyone else who crosses him?
(a) He is the leading pitcher for the team.
(b) He owns the majority of shares in the team.
(c) He is so well-liked that others ignore his mean nature.
(d) He is a fighter and others are afraid of him.

2. What promise does Roy make to Red after he tell him about "Fisher's Flop"?
(a) To play his best if Pop puts him in.
(b) To not tell Pop about Red's revelation of his mistake.
(c) To stay away from Red's girlfriend.
(d) To always be his friend.

3. How does Roy feel when he becomes the team hero, making news stories and filling sports columns with his achievements?
(a) He is proud to be able to help his team out of their slump.
(b) He is happy, but misses Bump, who should have been the hitter.
(c) He is unhappy, feeling like he has a lot more to live for, and wants to conquer the world.
(d) He is ecstatic that he is a hero.

4. What does Iris say is the only way to find happiness?
(a) Through suffering.
(b) Through friends.
(c) Through hard work.
(d) Through success at baseball.

5. What does Roy need that only Iris seems to understand?
(a) To be morally as good as he is as a baseball player.
(b) To be the all-time baseball hero.
(c) To have a father figure in his life.
(d) To go back home to family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American tendency does Malamud say The Judge and Gus take advantage of?

2. How does Roy feel about playing for the Knights when he first puts on his baseball cap for them?

3. What reason does Roy give for not wanting to talk about his past?

4. What is the Judge's plans for the Knights?

5. Why can Memo not be the woman Roy needs?

(see the answer key)

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