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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roy reveal to Harriet?
(a) That he plans to kill Sam.
(b) That he plans to throw a baseball game.
(c) That he wants to be the best baseball player ever.
(d) That he is in love with her.

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

3. Who is Max Mercy?
(a) Harriet Bird's jealous husband.
(b) An Olympic athlete.
(c) A coach who was on the train with Roy.
(d) A sports writer.

4. What is in the bassoon case that Roy carries on the train?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A bassoon.
(c) His bat.
(d) A set of tools.

5. Roy consistently reaches out for love. Who does he reach out to in the slump before the game in which he pitches?
(a) His teammates.
(b) Iris Lemon.
(c) Memo Paris.
(d) Harriet Bird.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Roy feel about Bump Bailey?

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

4. What baseball position does Roy Hobbs try out for?

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

(see the answer key)

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