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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical trait does Gus have that makes him unique?
(a) A huge wart on the side of his nose.
(b) Tattoos all over his body.
(c) A huge birthmark on his face.
(d) An eerie glass eye.

2. What is the Judge's plans for the Knights?
(a) He wants to promote Roy as his best player.
(b) He wants to fire Pop and gain ownership.
(c) He wants to sell the team to Roy, but Roy doesn't have the money to buy it.
(d) He wants to make the Knights a household word.

3. How did Roy obtain his special bat, Wonderboy?
(a) He carved it from a tree that got struck by lightening.
(b) He got it from a famous player that visited his hometown.
(c) Sam gave it to him when he began representing him.
(d) His dad gave it to him as a young boy.

4. What does Roy say is the only thing he owes the public?
(a) To play the best ball game ever.
(b) To tell them about his bat.
(c) To explain what happened to Bump.
(d) To reveal the bets The Judge is making against his own team.

5. What does Roy do to impress Memo and make some money?
(a) He performs magic tricks.
(b) He take her out to eat and agrees to a second job.
(c) He sells his story to Max Mercy.
(d) He bets on the next Knights game and wins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sam Simpson?

2. How does Roy feel when he becomes the team hero, making news stories and filling sports columns with his achievements?

3. How many years had pass before Roy Hobbs comes to play baseball again?

4. How does Pop react to the almost magical quality of Roy's Wonderboy during the first game in which Roy gets to hit?

5. What does Max Mercy do that is harmful to Roy?

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