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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Roy because of Doc Knobb's help?
(a) He leaves the team because Doc's help didn't work for him.
(b) He becomes the best batter in history.
(c) He is benched for refusing to accept it.
(d) He gets into an argument because one of the players doesn't believe it helps.

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

3. What does Roy's teammates on the Knights think of his special bat?
(a) They tease him because it was handmade.
(b) The are fascinated with it and believe in its magic.
(c) They don't care what kind of bat he uses, as long as he hits.
(d) They insist he use a precision bat from the team's stash.

4. Who is the coach of the Brooklyn Knights when Roy Hobbs signs on?
(a) Red Blow.
(b) Sam Simpson.
(c) Max Mercy.
(d) Pop Fisher.

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

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

7. Why is Pop Fisher "heart heavy?"
(a) He has never had a winning season.
(b) He mourns Sam's death.
(c) He really doesn't like baseball.
(d) He doesn't want Roy on his team.

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

9. What two things does Roy find out about Red that makes him think the team needs his help?
(a) His zest for the game and his loyalty to the team.
(b) His need for a winning game and his respect for Roy.
(c) His age (old) and the fact he has never won a game.
(d) His sexual escapades and his laziness.

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

11. How does Harriet respond when Roy says he wants to be the best baseball player ever?
(a) She shoots him.
(b) She reassures him that she knows he will be.
(c) She cheers him on.
(d) She ridicules him for his frivilous ambitions.

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

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

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

15. Who is Sam Simpson?
(a) Roy's professional scout.
(b) A baseball pitcher.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) Roy's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of fans follow the Knights?

3. What baseball position does Roy Hobbs try out for?

4. What does Memo brag to Roy about when they go on a ride one night?

5. Where does The Judge get his money?

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