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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roy wish for when the team gets into a major slump?
(a) Another girlfriend since Memo doesn't like him.
(b) A better relationship with Memo.
(c) A friend, a father, and a home to return to.
(d) A coach that could teach him more.

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

3. 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 the perfect mother and that he loved her very much.
(c) He said that she was a "whore" who spoiled his father's life.
(d) He said that she died when he was a small toddler.

4. What offer did The Judge send Memo to tell Roy about?
(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars and a raise to throw the pennant game.
(b) The position of coach of the Knights.
(c) Enough money to marry Memo if he would get Pop fired.
(d) Twenty-five thousand dollars and a raise if they won the pennant game.

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

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

7. What does Iris encourage Roy to do?
(a) Be a good influence on young boys.
(b) Try and get Pop fired.
(c) Stay in baseball one more year.
(d) Sell out to Judge Banner.

8. What happens to Roy after he leaves Iris and returns to Memo?
(a) Memo rejects his romantic attempts.
(b) He and Memo get married.
(c) He decides to leave all women alone.
(d) He misses Iris and returns to her.

9. 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 keeps coming back to baseball.
(c) That Roy is stupid like a dog.
(d) That Roy continues to return to his old mistakes.

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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) Memo ridicules him.
(d) He sees The Judge watching him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris tell Roy that is almost identical to what Harriet Bird told him?

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

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

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

5. What advice does Pop give Roy to help him get out of the slump?

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