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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What advice does Pop give Roy to help him get out of the slump?
(a) To get married to Memo.
(b) To leave Memo and forget her.
(c) To give up his favorite bat and get another.
(d) To try and lose the next game so they can win their bet.

5. What is Roy's reaction when The Judge shows up in his motel room?
(a) He threatens to call the FBI.
(b) He is surprised because Memo had just left.
(c) He is afraid of The Judge.
(d) He cries and tells him he is afraid of losing Memo.

6. 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 tells Memo and lets her know he is above that.
(c) He reports The Judge to the FBI.
(d) He accepts but later changes his mind.

7. What happens to Roy's bat, Wonderboy, during the last game of the season?
(a) It splits in half.
(b) It proves to be what helps Roy win.
(c) It gets stolen.
(d) Pop takes it away from Roy.

8. Why is Roy so upset that most people bet on the Knights?
(a) Because he wants all the attention.
(b) Because he plans to throw the game.
(c) Because he doesn't believe in gambling.
(d) Because he doesn't believe they can win.

9. When a man meets with Roy before a game, what does he request?
(a) That Roy throw the game so he will win his bet.
(b) That Roy use another bat beside Wonderboy.
(c) That Roy autograph his son's bat.
(d) That Roy hit a homerun for his sick boy.

10. What ultimately brings about Roy's failure?
(a) His love of more than one woman at a time.
(b) His gambling on his games.
(c) His agreement to throw the pennant game.
(d) His focus only on being a superhero.

11. What is the name of the lady in the red dress?
(a) Harriet Bird.
(b) Memo Paris.
(c) Iris Lemon.
(d) Victoria Youngberry.

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

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

14. What does Roy need that only Iris seems to understand?
(a) To have a father figure in his life.
(b) To be the all-time baseball hero.
(c) To be morally as good as he is as a baseball player.
(d) To go back home to family.

15. 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 died when he was a small toddler.
(c) He said that she was a "whore" who spoiled his father's life.
(d) He said that she ran away when he was a teen and he was angry with her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the league, What position do the Knights fall in?

3. After Roy gets out of his slump, where do the fans say he belongs?

4. What does Roy think about his relationship with Memo when he is in his big slump?

5. What does Pop say in Chapter 10 that makes Roy's decision even harder?

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