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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Roy gets sick, what does he dream about?
(a) Striking out in the pennant game.
(b) Eating dead birds.
(c) Memo wiping his brow with a cool cloth.
(d) A train coming through his room.

2. What does Iris encourage Roy to do?
(a) Try and get Pop fired.
(b) Be a good influence on young boys.
(c) Stay in baseball one more year.
(d) Sell out to Judge Banner.

3. What does Roy do to impress Memo and make some money?
(a) He sells his story to Max Mercy.
(b) He take her out to eat and agrees to a second job.
(c) He performs magic tricks.
(d) He bets on the next Knights game and wins.

4. Who does Roy see in the stands while playing a game in Chicago?
(a) A lady in a red dress standing and cheering for him.
(b) Fans that are cheering for him.
(c) His father whom he hasn't seen in years.
(d) A baseball scout for another team.

5. How does Roy feel about playing for the Knights when he first puts on his baseball cap for them?
(a) He wants to run away for good.
(b) He wants to play for at least 10 years.
(c) He is thrilled to get his lifelong dream.
(d) He is nervous that he might mess up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is he referring to when The Judge lectures Roy on the Biblical tale of the dog returning to its own vomit?

2. What does Roy reveal to Harriet?

3. What does Pop do when he sees Roy and Memo returning to the motel in the morning?

4. What does Doc Knobb do that is supposed to help the players win?

5. What does Max Mercy do to Roy that angers him so much?

(see the answer key)

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