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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the two friends that Roy makes with the Knights?
(a) Pop Fisher and Red Blow.
(b) Fowler and Eddie.
(c) The Judge and Bump Bailey.
(d) Harriet and Memo.

2. What warning does Red give Roy that he ignores?
(a) To beware of Memo, who is a bad influence.
(b) To watch out about Fowler, who is jealous of him.
(c) To not play too hard because he was really too old to play baseball and might get injured.
(d) To watch his money and protect his old age.

3. By what name does Roy call his personal bat?
(a) Slam Hitter.
(b) Sam.
(c) He did give it a name.
(d) Wonderboy.

4. Why does Max Mercy offer Roy $5000?
(a) For his family's history.
(b) He offers it as a loan.
(c) He wants to buy the secret of Wonderboy.
(d) He wants him to throw a game.

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

6. What does Harriet keep always by her side?
(a) A black hatbox.
(b) A black briefcase.
(c) Her small dog.
(d) Her gun.

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

8. What is the relationship between Gus and Memo?
(a) She says he is like a father to her.
(b) She is in love and plans to marry him.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She has not relationship with him at all.

9. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?
(a) Overeating and cursing.
(b) Trying to take credit for any wins and badmouthing his coach.
(c) Gambling and drinking.
(d) Bad locker room jokes and his attraction to Memo Paris.

10. 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 has a black eye.
(c) That Memo has dumped him.
(d) That he had a fight with Pop.

11. What does Roy dream of the first night with the Knights as he drifts off to sleep?
(a) About winning the next game.
(b) About trains and the shooting by Harriet Bird.
(c) About being named MVP.
(d) About pitching a perfect game.

12. How is failure treated in The Natural?
(a) It is considered an opportunity to learn.
(b) It is considered a path to success.
(c) It leads to further failure and heartache.
(d) It is considered a fact of life one must endure.

13. What does Sam dream that foretells what will happen to him?
(a) He dreams he is a famous sportswriter.
(b) He dreams he wins the Most Valuable Player Award.
(c) He dreams he was stabbed.
(d) He dreams Roy was shot.

14. What does Pop ask Roy to do after he gets upset with Bump for his poor playing?
(a) He askes him to help coach Bump to improve his plays.
(b) He asks him to make Bump look worse so he could fire him.
(c) He asks him to hit the cover off the ball.
(d) He asks him to bench Bump.

15. What does Roy do that gains Memo's approval and laughter?
(a) He takes her to her favorite restaurant.
(b) He does a comedy act just for her.
(c) He does magic tricks that win his money back from Gus.
(d) He pitches a winning game for the Knights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two places does Roy tell the train porter he has visited?

2. Where does Roy travel from when he heads to the Chicago Cubs to try out?

3. What does the author tell us about Roy's declaration to become the best ball player ever?

4. When Memo fails to accept Roy as her new boyfriend, what does he decide will win her over?

5. What happens to Sam Simpson?

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