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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American tendency does Malamud say The Judge and Gus take advantage of?
(a) The tendency to fall for schemes promising quick money.
(b) The tendency to follow one particular ball player.
(c) The tendency to seek a mate at all costs.
(d) The tendency to gamble on games.

2. What is Roy's great fear that drives all his motives?
(a) Death and mortality.
(b) Lack of love.
(c) Being injured while playing baseball.
(d) Being booed by fans.

3. What does Roy and Memo think they need for happiness?
(a) To win at everything.
(b) To get to travel together.
(c) People and things.
(d) A dream home and fancy car.

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

5. What does Max Mercy do that is harmful to Roy?
(a) He claims he is bad luck to a team.
(b) He writes suspicions about his bat.
(c) He tells about his past when he couldn't play baseball.
(d) He blames him publicly for Sam's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Max Mercy?

2. Roy consistently reaches out for love. Who does he reach out to in the slump before the game in which he pitches?

3. What does Roy think he will gain when he becomes the best player ever and gets Memo?

4. What does Memo tell Roy when he proposes to her?

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

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