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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fans follow the Knights?
(a) They are loyal to the team whether they win or not.
(b) They are fickle, only supporting them when they are winning.
(c) They tell all the bad secrets of the team, giving them a bad reputation.
(d) They try to find ways to help them find a winning streak.

2. What does Pop do when he sees Roy and Memo returning to the motel in the morning?
(a) He asks Roy if he and Memo are planning on getting married.
(b) He benches Roy for being out all night.
(c) He fines Roy $100 for not being in his room the night before.
(d) He tells Roy to leave Memo alone and not to go out with her any more.

3. What does Gus brag to Roy about when they are talking in Memo's motel room?
(a) He brags about his prowess as a ball player.
(b) He brags about how he takes advantage of people.
(c) He brags about how much money he has.
(d) He brags about how good he is at gambling.

4. Why does Pop dislike Bump Bailey?
(a) Because Bump can't play well.
(b) Because of his locker room jokes and his love of Pop's niece.
(c) Because Bump threw a major game.
(d) Because Bump wants his coaching job.

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

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

7. How old is Roy when he starts his journey on the train?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Thirty-four.
(d) Twenty-two.

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

9. What does Memo's reaction to Bump's death tell the reader, given her lack of relationship with him?
(a) It shows she loved Bump, but quickly forgot him.
(b) It shows she cannot form stable relationships.
(c) It shows she really loved Roy all along.
(d) It shows she didn't care much for Bump.

10. What does Roy promise his fans?
(a) To use his money wisely if he gets a raise.
(b) To stay with the team at least five years.
(c) To become the best ball player ever.
(d) To take care of Memo and treat her well.

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

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

13. What does the author tell us about Roy's declaration to become the best ball player ever?
(a) It will make Memo love him.
(b) It might bring misfortune.
(c) It can't come true because Roy is benched.
(d) It probably will come true.

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

15. How does Roy relate to Pop?
(a) Both played baseball, both loved a woman, and both had no friends.
(b) Bad luck, media harrassment, and the team's poor standing.
(c) Both depended on Red, both were poor, and both played outfield.
(d) Both feared The Judge, both were injured in baseball, and both were about to retire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy do that gains Memo's approval and laughter?

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

3. What is the relationship between Gus and Memo?

4. Who are the two friends that Roy makes with the Knights?

5. Why does Memo ride in the night with Roy without using headlights?

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