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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Max Mercy fixated on?
(a) Getting Pop Fisher fired.
(b) The relationship between Memo and Roy.
(c) Reporting baseball stats.
(d) Finding out Roy's story.

3. What does Iris say is the only way to find happiness?
(a) Through friends.
(b) Through hard work.
(c) Through success at baseball.
(d) Through suffering.

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

5. What is Roy's great fear that drives all his motives?
(a) Being injured while playing baseball.
(b) Being booed by fans.
(c) Lack of love.
(d) Death and mortality.

6. Who sends Memo to Roy's motel room?
(a) Gus.
(b) The Judge.
(c) Iris.
(d) Pop.

7. What does Roy think about his ability to play after his stay in the hospital?
(a) He thinks he can't even hit the ball.
(b) He thinks he is out of his slump.
(c) He is sure he is well enough to play.
(d) He is afraid he will pass out.

8. What does Roy do about the bribe he is offered to throw the game?
(a) He reports The Judge to the FBI.
(b) He accepts the bribe and bets on the game.
(c) He tells Memo and lets her know he is above that.
(d) He accepts but later changes his mind.

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

10. When Roy visits a fortune teller, what does she tell him?
(a) That he will soon meet a beautiful brunette.
(b) That he will hit a homerun in his next game.
(c) That he will have a new team scout trying to recruit him.
(d) That he and Memo will soon be married.

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

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

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

14. What is he referring to when The Judge lectures Roy on the Biblical tale of the dog returning to its own vomit?
(a) That Roy continues to return to his old mistakes.
(b) That Roy is stupid like a dog.
(c) That Roy constantly eats until he gets sick.
(d) That Roy keeps coming back to baseball.

15. What does Roy think about his relationship with Memo when he is in his big slump?
(a) He thinks she likes someone else.
(b) He thinks she doesn't like him anymore because he is playing poorly.
(c) He is tired of her and wants the brunette.
(d) He knows she wants to get married as soon as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris tell Roy he must do to be a true hero?

2. Who does Roy think is trying to throw the game because he plays so poorly?

3. What is Roy's reaction after he finally reads Iris's letter?

4. Why does the lady tell Roy she stood up in the stands?

5. What does Max Mercy do to Roy that angers him so much?

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