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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Memo tell Roy he should go see a fortune teller?
(a) To find out what Roy needs to do to get over his slump.
(b) To find out if they are meant for each other.
(c) Because Bump went to one.
(d) To find out if they will win the next game.

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

4. In the league, What position do the Knights fall in?
(a) Third.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Last.

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

6. When Roy goes to see Memo at her motel room on the night before the pennant game, who is there with her?
(a) Max.
(b) Red Blow.
(c) Gus.
(d) Pop.

7. What decision does Roy make during the last inning of the pennant game?
(a) To forget his bribe and play well.
(b) To leave baseball forever.
(c) To leave Memo and go to Iris.
(d) To ask Memo to marry him.

8. Who does Roy think is trying to throw the game because he plays so poorly?
(a) Red Blow.
(b) All of the Knights players.
(c) The pitcher, Fowler.
(d) Bump.

9. How many games did the Knights win in a row?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

13. 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 writes a negative news story about Roy.
(d) He prints a picture of Roy as a clown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the pitcher that strikes Roy out in the pennant game?

2. What happens to Roy's bat, Wonderboy, during the last game of the season?

3. What is Roy's reaction after he finally reads Iris's letter?

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

5. How does Roy feel when the fans began to cheer him on after he gets out of the slump?

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