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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Roy visit when he becomes depressed?
(a) Pop.
(b) His family.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) Max Mercy.

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

3. Why can Memo not be the woman Roy needs?
(a) Roy doesn't love her.
(b) She is engaged to Bump.
(c) Pop forbids them to be together.
(d) She is too absorbed in her own wants and desires.

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

5. In making his decision whether or not to accept The Judge's offer, what is the one thing Roy considers?
(a) If it was really wrong or not.
(b) If doing so would help him win Memo.
(c) If he could maybe get more money from The Judge.
(d) What Iris would think of him if he did accept it.

6. What excuse does Memo give for shunning Roy when he was in his slump?
(a) She says she can't stand people who are "blue."
(b) She says Pop told her to leave him alone.
(c) She says she was trying to decide between him and Gus.
(d) She says she only likes successful people.

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

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

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

10. What does Roy decide to do to try and change his luck?
(a) Carry a lucky rabbit's foot.
(b) Say a prayer before playing each game.
(c) Get some extra coaching on the side.
(d) Turn his socks inside out and eat less meat.

11. What does Pop say in Chapter 10 that makes Roy's decision even harder?
(a) That he is entitled to win the pennant game and will then retire.
(b) That he will tell Memo to now marry him if they lose.
(c) That he knows how good a player Roy is and is depending on him.
(d) That he knows Roy is a hero and above throwing a game.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to the relationship between Memo and Roy during his slump?

5. What does Roy do about the bribe he is offered to throw the game?

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