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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Roy feel when he becomes the team hero, making news stories and filling sports columns with his achievements?
(a) He is ecstatic that he is a hero.
(b) He is proud to be able to help his team out of their slump.
(c) He is happy, but misses Bump, who should have been the hitter.
(d) He is unhappy, feeling like he has a lot more to live for, and wants to conquer the world.

2. How does Harriet respond to Roy when he makes romantic advances toward her?
(a) She slaps his face.
(b) She is very tender and warm toward him.
(c) She reacts coldly.
(d) She goes and gets the conductor to throw him out.

3. What happens to Sam Simpson?
(a) Harriet Bird shot him.
(b) He dies from food poisoning from food bought at the carnival.
(c) He dies from injuries from a pitch by Roy.
(d) He joins the Chicago Cubs.

4. What does Roy do when Iris rejects him?
(a) Dives underwater for a long time.
(b) Drives away in his car.
(c) Begs her to reconsider.
(d) Gets angry and runs into the woods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy wish for when the team gets into a major slump?

2. Who is Gus Sands?

3. What does the doctor tell Roy when he is in the hospital?

4. Who is Memo Paris?

5. What do the fans do when they find out Roy didn't get a raise?

(see the answer key)

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