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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 feels like a hero and the best ballplayer ever.
(c) He is afraid they will turn on him because of his gambling.
(d) He doesn't care about them and hardly notices them.

3. How does Roy react to the children among the fans?
(a) He gives them special attention.
(b) He encourages them to be heroes.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He signs autographs for them.

4. How does Roy feel about Iris after he first meets her?
(a) Disappointment that she is not Memo.
(b) She becomes his new love.
(c) He is disgusted at her appearance.
(d) He feels finally fulfilled.

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

6. What does Roy say about Iris's appearance?
(a) She is too fat, but not too bad.
(b) Above the waist she is a girl and below the waist a woman.
(c) She is the most beautiful woman he has seen.
(d) She is not beautiful, but she supports him in baseball.

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

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

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

10. What does Iris tell Roy that repels him?
(a) That she likes The Judge.
(b) That she likes Gus.
(c) That she snores when she sleeps.
(d) That she is a grandmother.

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

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

13. What does Roy tell Memo about his mother?
(a) He said that she ran away when he was a teen and he was angry with her.
(b) He said that she was a "whore" who spoiled his father's life.
(c) He said that she was the perfect mother and that he loved her very much.
(d) He said that she died when he was a small toddler.

14. What is the result of Roy's striking out?
(a) Memo gets mad at him.
(b) They lose the pennant game.
(c) Iris says he is not a hero at all.
(d) Pop takes him out of the game.

15. What happens when Roy played cards in Memo's motel room?
(a) He gets sick.
(b) He gets thrown out of the motel.
(c) He wins a large amount from Gus.
(d) He loses a lot of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Roy's great fear that drives all his motives?

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

3. What happens to the Pirates' starting pitcher that pits Roy against a new pitcher?

4. What happens to Roy after he leaves Iris and returns to Memo?

5. What happens to Roy at the party on the night before the game that determines the winner of the pennant?

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