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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is stupid like a dog.
(b) That Roy keeps coming back to baseball.
(c) That Roy continues to return to his old mistakes.
(d) That Roy constantly eats until he gets sick.

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

4. What does The Judge tell Roy when he is trying to get him to throw a game?
(a) That he will make sure he plays ball as long as he wants to.
(b) That sometimes bad actions bring good consequences.
(c) That he will make him coach of the Knights.
(d) That he knows Memo will marry him if he throws the game and gets the money.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. Why does the lady tell Roy she stood up in the stands?
(a) To cheer him on because the world needs heroes.
(b) She was going to leave the game.
(c) So she could see better.
(d) She was looking for Gus.

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

11. What does Roy do to get even with Max Mercy?
(a) He tells Pop Fisher a lie about Max and gets him thrown out of the stadium.
(b) He pretends to be a German waiter and spills stuff all over Max.
(c) He breaks up his relationship with Memo.
(d) He hits him with his baseball bat.

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

13. What does Roy hope to gain by becoming a superhero, the best ball player ever?
(a) The respect of Pop.
(b) Money and love, specifically Memo.
(c) A lifetime career in baseball.
(d) A good retirement.

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

15. 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 Memo doesn't like him, but likes Max instead.
(c) He suggests that Roy is taking advantage of Memo.
(d) He suggests that Roy is a sorry ball player.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Roy visits a fortune teller, what does she tell him?

2. What offer did The Judge send Memo to tell Roy about?

3. What happens when Roy played cards in Memo's motel room?

4. How do the fans treat Roy when he gets into a playing slump?

5. What does Roy wish for when the team gets into a major slump?

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