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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

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 unhappy, feeling like he has a lot more to live for, and wants to conquer the world.
(b) He is happy, but misses Bump, who should have been the hitter.
(c) He is ecstatic that he is a hero.
(d) He is proud to be able to help his team out of their slump.

2. What happens to Pop due to Doc's influence?
(a) He gets hit by another player.
(b) He gets fired.
(c) He gets teased constantly.
(d) He wins a big game that helps his morale.

3. How did Roy obtain his special bat, Wonderboy?
(a) His dad gave it to him as a young boy.
(b) He carved it from a tree that got struck by lightening.
(c) He got it from a famous player that visited his hometown.
(d) Sam gave it to him when he began representing him.

4. What happens to Roy that Max Mercy finds out when he comes back to the motel?
(a) That he plans to quit baseball.
(b) That he had a fight with Pop.
(c) That he has a black eye.
(d) That Memo has dumped him.

5. What will it take for Roy to be relieved from his suffering?
(a) To help his teammates become better people.
(b) To get medical help from his doctor.
(c) For him to undergo a change in his values.
(d) For him to win a big game.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is failure treated in The Natural?

2. Who is the only person that Roy thinks really cares about him?

3. At the end of the novel, where does Malamud indicate that the character of Roy will go next?

4. How does Malamud portray the character of Roy?

5. How does Roy relate to Pop?

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