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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Roy feel when the fans began to cheer him on after he gets out of the slump?
(a) He remembers how they treated him when he was in a slump.
(b) He doesn't care about them and hardly notices them.
(c) He feels like a hero and the best ballplayer ever.
(d) He is afraid they will turn on him because of his gambling.

2. What advice does Red Blow, the trainer, give Roy when he is in his bad slump?
(a) To forget Memo and drop her.
(b) To consider what might be on his mind that is worrying him.
(c) To keep his fans in mind and try to please them.
(d) To get married to Memo and quit trying to impress her.

3. How many games did the Knights win in a row?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What does Roy think he will gain when he becomes the best player ever and gets Memo?
(a) The farm he has always wanted.
(b) Lots of money.
(c) Peace and happiness.
(d) Lots of fame.

5. What does the doctor tell Roy when he is in the hospital?
(a) That he doesn't think he will be able to win.
(b) That he needs to stop eating so much.
(c) To stay away from baseball if he wants to live.
(d) That he is strong enough to play ball in the game.

6. What happens to Roy at the party on the night before the game that determines the winner of the pennant?
(a) He meets a new girlfriend.
(b) He sees Pop at the party and gets into trouble for being up late.
(c) He eats until he gets sick and is sent to the hospital.
(d) He leaves early because he needs rest before the game.

7. What does Memo tell Roy when he proposes to her?
(a) That she is afraid of being poor.
(b) That she doesn't love him.
(c) That Pop has forbidden her to marry him.
(d) That she loves Gus.

8. What advice does Pop give Roy to help him get out of the slump?
(a) To get married to Memo.
(b) To give up his favorite bat and get another.
(c) To leave Memo and forget her.
(d) To try and lose the next game so they can win their bet.

9. What does Iris tell Roy when he accidentally hits her with a foul ball that goes into the stands?
(a) That she thinks he did it on purpose.
(b) That he needs to straighten his hit out and it will be a home run.
(c) That she knows it was an accident.
(d) That she is pregnant with his child.

10. What offer did The Judge send Memo to tell Roy about?
(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars and a raise to throw the pennant game.
(b) Twenty-five thousand dollars and a raise if they won the pennant game.
(c) The position of coach of the Knights.
(d) Enough money to marry Memo if he would get Pop fired.

11. What does Iris tell Roy he must do to be a true hero?
(a) She says he must marry and have children.
(b) She says he must be a man.
(c) She says he must win the pennant for his team.
(d) She says he must practice every day.

12. What characteristics does Roy give to age?
(a) Loss of beauty, life, success, and wealth.
(b) The end of his baseball career.
(c) Achievement of success and wealth.
(d) Wisdom and honor.

13. What happens when Roy sneaks out of the hospital and does some practice batting?
(a) He sees The Judge watching him.
(b) Memo ridicules him.
(c) He passes out at the plate.
(d) Pop helps him practice.

14. What does Max Mercy do to Roy that angers him so much?
(a) He takes Memo away from Roy.
(b) He prints a story about Roy's insecurities.
(c) He writes a negative news story about Roy.
(d) He prints a picture of Roy as a clown.

15. What advice does Memo give Roy to assuage his depression?
(a) To get married to her and let her take care of him.
(b) To forget about baseball forever.
(c) To go to a fortune teller.
(d) To go back home and visit his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ultimately brings about Roy's failure?

2. In what way does Roy treat Memo and Iris the same?

3. What does Roy decide to do to try and change his luck?

4. What reason does Roy give for not wanting to talk about his past?

5. What excuse does Memo give for shunning Roy when he was in his slump?

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