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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two places does Roy tell the train porter he has visited?

3. What does Gus brag to Roy about when they are talking in Memo's motel room?

4. What will it take for Roy to be relieved from his suffering?

5. By what name does Roy call his personal bat?

(see the answer key)

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