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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristics does Roy give to age?
(a) The end of his baseball career.
(b) Achievement of success and wealth.
(c) Wisdom and honor.
(d) Loss of beauty, life, success, and wealth.

2. In what way does Roy treat Memo and Iris the same?
(a) He told both his life story.
(b) He got angry and gave both a black eye.
(c) He bought both of them lavish gifts.
(d) He treated them both like objects, not people.

3. After Roy gets out of his slump, where do the fans say he belongs?
(a) With the immortal players, the giants, the heroes.
(b) With Memo.
(c) With Iris.
(d) Back in his small hometown.

4. What does Roy need that only Iris seems to understand?
(a) To have a father figure in his life.
(b) To go back home to family.
(c) To be the all-time baseball hero.
(d) To be morally as good as he is as a baseball player.

5. What is the name of the lady in the red dress?
(a) Harriet Bird.
(b) Memo Paris.
(c) Victoria Youngberry.
(d) Iris Lemon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pop tell Roy about Memo?

3. What is the reason Roy gets benched the second time (Chapter 6)?

4. What does Roy say is the only thing he owes the public?

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

(see the answer key)

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