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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the coach of the Brooklyn Knights when Roy Hobbs signs on?
(a) Sam Simpson.
(b) Pop Fisher.
(c) Red Blow.
(d) Max Mercy.

2. Who is Sam Simpson?
(a) Roy's father.
(b) A baseball pitcher.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) Roy's professional scout.

3. How does Roy relate to Pop?
(a) Both played baseball, both loved a woman, and both had no friends.
(b) Both depended on Red, both were poor, and both played outfield.
(c) Bad luck, media harrassment, and the team's poor standing.
(d) Both feared The Judge, both were injured in baseball, and both were about to retire.

4. Why is Roy so good at baseball?
(a) He has trained with "The Whammer."
(b) He had practiced with his father when he was young.
(c) Sam drills him daily in how to play well.
(d) He has natural talent in the sport.

5. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?
(a) Bad locker room jokes and his attraction to Memo Paris.
(b) Trying to take credit for any wins and badmouthing his coach.
(c) Overeating and cursing.
(d) Gambling and drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the carnival when the train stops there?

2. What headlines in the newspaper catches Sam's attention?

3. Who signs the contract for Roy Hobbs to play for the Knights?

4. What promise does Roy make to Red after he tell him about "Fisher's Flop"?

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

(see the answer key)

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