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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sam dream that foretells what will happen to him?
(a) He dreams he is a famous sportswriter.
(b) He dreams he wins the Most Valuable Player Award.
(c) He dreams he was stabbed.
(d) He dreams Roy was shot.

3. Where does Roy travel from when he heads to the Chicago Cubs to try out?
(a) From Atlanta, GA.
(b) From Texas.
(c) From the western hills of the United States.
(d) From the Northeastern coast.

4. Who signs the contract for Roy Hobbs to play for the Knights?
(a) Bump Bailey.
(b) Max Mercy.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Pop Fisher.

5. What two places does Roy tell the train porter he has visited?
(a) Dallas, Texas and Sante Fe, California.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Portland, Oregon and Boise, Idaho.
(d) Miami, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pop Fisher "heart heavy?"

2. Why is Roy so good at baseball?

3. What is in the bassoon case that Roy carries on the train?

4. Why does Bump Bailey get away with ridiculing both the coach and anyone else who crosses him?

5. Who is Sam Simpson?

(see the answer key)

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