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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Judge do when Roy asks for a raise?
(a) He gives him the raise, saying he is a valuable player.
(b) He lectures him on the evils of money.
(c) He gives him a smaller raise.
(d) He fires him because of his arrogance.

2. 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 take her out to eat and agrees to a second job.
(d) He performs magic tricks.

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

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

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

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

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) Sam gave it to him when he began representing him.
(d) His dad gave it to him as a young boy.

8. What does Roy say is the only thing he owes the public?
(a) To tell them about his bat.
(b) To explain what happened to Bump.
(c) To reveal the bets The Judge is making against his own team.
(d) To play the best ball game ever.

9. What happens when Roy meets Gus?
(a) He gambles and looses each time.
(b) Gus offers him higher pay to work for him.
(c) Gus tells him the fans are disgruntled with him.
(d) Gus talks him into selling his story to Max Mercy.

10. Roy consistently reaches out for love. Who does he reach out to in the slump before the game in which he pitches?
(a) His teammates.
(b) Memo Paris.
(c) Iris Lemon.
(d) Harriet Bird.

11. Who is Max Mercy?
(a) An Olympic athlete.
(b) A sports writer.
(c) Harriet Bird's jealous husband.
(d) A coach who was on the train with Roy.

12. What does Max Mercy find out about Roy at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) That he was denied a raise.
(b) That he loves Memo.
(c) That he really doesn't like baseball, but wants to make a name for himself.
(d) That he is responsible for Bump's death.

13. How do Roy teammates on the Knights treat him?
(a) They ask him for advice when he hits well.
(b) The pull practical jokes and hide his basson case with his bat.
(c) They tell the coach lies about him.
(d) They pretty much ignore him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harriet respond when Roy says he wants to be the best baseball player ever?

2. How old is Roy when he starts his journey on the train?

3. What event causes Memo to view Roy more favorably and go for a ride with him?

4. How many years had pass before Roy Hobbs comes to play baseball again?

5. What headlines in the newspaper catches Sam's attention?

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