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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doc Knobb do that is supposed to help the players win?
(a) He practices with them every day.
(b) He gives them a pep talk before a game.
(c) He gives them steroids to make them stronger.
(d) He hypnotizes them.

2. What is Roy's great fear that drives all his motives?
(a) Being booed by fans.
(b) Being injured while playing baseball.
(c) Death and mortality.
(d) Lack of love.

3. What does Roy dream of the first night with the Knights as he drifts off to sleep?
(a) About trains and the shooting by Harriet Bird.
(b) About pitching a perfect game.
(c) About being named MVP.
(d) About winning the next game.

4. How do the coaches and players deal with the teams slump?
(a) The coaches yell at the players to try and get them to play better.
(b) The coaches work with the players to get them playing better.
(c) They ignore the causes of their distress and try to fix the symptoms.
(d) They do some locker room cheers to get in a better mood.

5. What does Memo's reaction to Bump's death tell the reader, given her lack of relationship with him?
(a) It shows she loved Bump, but quickly forgot him.
(b) It shows she cannot form stable relationships.
(c) It shows she really loved Roy all along.
(d) It shows she didn't care much for Bump.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?

2. What decision does Roy make during the last inning of the pennant game?

3. What does Sam dream that foretells what will happen to him?

4. Who does Roy visit when he becomes depressed?

5. What does Max Mercy do when he sees Roy and Memo return to the motel?

(see the answer key)

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