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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at the carnival when the train stops there?
(a) Roy gets a job as a "hawker."
(b) Roy and Sam stop and play some carnival games.
(c) Roy strikes out the "Whammer."
(d) The passengers on the train eat at a concession booth.

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

3. Why does Pop dislike Bump Bailey?
(a) Because Bump wants his coaching job.
(b) Because Bump can't play well.
(c) Because of his locker room jokes and his love of Pop's niece.
(d) Because Bump threw a major game.

4. What promise does Roy make to Red after he tell him about "Fisher's Flop"?
(a) To not tell Pop about Red's revelation of his mistake.
(b) To play his best if Pop puts him in.
(c) To stay away from Red's girlfriend.
(d) To always be his friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Roy teammates on the Knights treat him?

2. Who is Max Mercy?

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

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

5. What happens when Pop lets Roy pitch in Bump's place?

(see the answer key)

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