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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major item do the fans give Roy?
(a) A whole wardrobe of clothes because he dresses so poorly.
(b) A white Mercedes-Benz.
(c) A new home.
(d) A new bat to replace his lost one.

2. What does Pop tell Roy about Memo?
(a) That she doesn't love him.
(b) That he doesn't want Roy to have anything to do with her.
(c) That she only brings bad luck to people.
(d) That she is planning on running away.

3. Who is Gus Sands?
(a) He is a rival baseball player.
(b) He is a sports reporter with Max Mercy.
(c) He is the new manager of the Knights.
(d) He is a suspicious bookie.

4. What does Roy reveal to Harriet?
(a) That he plans to kill Sam.
(b) That he plans to throw a baseball game.
(c) That he is in love with her.
(d) That he wants to be the best baseball player ever.

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

6. Why is Roy so good at baseball?
(a) He has natural talent in the sport.
(b) Sam drills him daily in how to play well.
(c) He had practiced with his father when he was young.
(d) He has trained with "The Whammer."

7. Where does The Judge get his money?
(a) From ticket sales to Knights games.
(b) From players whom is he blackmailing.
(c) From gambling.
(d) No one knows.

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

9. When Memo fails to accept Roy as her new boyfriend, what does he decide will win her over?
(a) He decides that dressing better will get her attention.
(b) He decides more money will win her love.
(c) He decides taking her out and showing her a good time will win her love.
(d) He decides that pitching a winning game will win her over.

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

11. How do fans react to Roy after Bump's death?
(a) They cheer for Roy as long as he is successful.
(b) They blame Roy for Bump's death and shun him.
(c) They demand a memorial for Bump.
(d) They leave the stadium and don't come back.

12. Where does Roy travel from when he heads to the Chicago Cubs to try out?
(a) From the Northeastern coast.
(b) From Texas.
(c) From the western hills of the United States.
(d) From Atlanta, GA.

13. What mistake did Pop make that Red tells Roy about?
(a) He got caught between bases and caused his team to lose.
(b) He embezzled funds from The Judge.
(c) He forced a player to throw a game.
(d) He gave a really bad call in coaching that caused him to lose.

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

15. What viewpoint does the author take when he tells us about Roy's declaration and what it might lead to?
(a) Omniscient narrator.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?

2. What is the Judge's plans for the Knights?

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

4. What is the relationship between Gus and Memo?

5. Who is Memo Paris?

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