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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason Roy gets benched the second time (Chapter 6)?
(a) He pitches too many balls and not many strikes.
(b) He refuses to give up his bat, Wonderboy.
(c) He gets drunk and stays out all night.
(d) He strikes out too many times.

2. 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) That he is strong enough to play ball in the game.
(d) To stay away from baseball if he wants to live.

3. What happens after Roy makes an important decision during the last inning of the pennant game?
(a) He strikes out.
(b) He sees Iris in the stands and waves.
(c) He asks Pop if he will give permission for him to marry Memo.
(d) He sees Gus and Memo together in the stands.

4. What happens to Roy after he leaves Iris and returns to Memo?
(a) He misses Iris and returns to her.
(b) Memo rejects his romantic attempts.
(c) He decides to leave all women alone.
(d) He and Memo get married.

5. Who is the only person that Roy thinks really cares about him?
(a) His first coach and trainer.
(b) His family who his hasn't seen in several years.
(c) Memo.
(d) The brunette in the red dress that stands in the bleachers.

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

7. What flaw does Roy think Memo has?
(a) She is not the domestic type.
(b) She runs away from him all the time.
(c) She is too fat.
(d) She wants to have more than one man at a time.

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

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

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

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

12. What agreement does Roy make with The Judge?
(a) $35,000 this year and $45,000 the next to throw the game.
(b) They couldn't come to any agreement.
(c) $50,000 to start his own company.
(d) $35,000 this year and $45,000 the next if they won the game.

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

14. What does Gus suggest in Memo's motel room that makes Roy so angry?
(a) He suggests he can get him lots more money for throwing a game.
(b) He suggests that Roy is a sorry ball player.
(c) He suggests that Roy is taking advantage of Memo.
(d) He suggests that Memo doesn't like him, but likes Max instead.

15. What does Roy hope will happen to him after he agrees to throw the game?
(a) That he won't be able to hit well.
(b) That he will be benched for the whole game.
(c) That he will get a home run.
(d) That Iris will be there to watch him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy think about his ability to play after his stay in the hospital?

2. How many games did the Knights win in a row?

3. What happens when Roy sneaks out of the hospital and does some practice batting?

4. What does Memo tell Roy when he proposes to her?

5. What does Roy think he will gain when he becomes the best player ever and gets Memo?

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