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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Roy's reaction after he finally reads Iris's letter?
(a) He wads it up and throws it against the wall.
(b) He shows it to Memo and laughs at Iris.
(c) He shows it to The Judge for advice.
(d) He leaves Memo and returns to Iris.

3. After Roy gets sick, what does he dream about?
(a) Eating dead birds.
(b) A train coming through his room.
(c) Striking out in the pennant game.
(d) Memo wiping his brow with a cool cloth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Iris tell Roy that repels him?
(a) That she snores when she sleeps.
(b) That she is a grandmother.
(c) That she likes The Judge.
(d) That she likes Gus.

11. What does Roy think he will gain when he becomes the best player ever and gets Memo?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) Lots of fame.
(c) Peace and happiness.
(d) The farm he has always wanted.

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

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

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

15. When Roy visits a fortune teller, what does she tell him?
(a) That he will have a new team scout trying to recruit him.
(b) That he will soon meet a beautiful brunette.
(c) That he will hit a homerun in his next game.
(d) That he and Memo will soon be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Roy give for not wanting to talk about his past?

2. What excuse does Memo give for shunning Roy when he was in his slump?

3. What does Roy do to get even with Max Mercy?

4. What does The Judge tell Roy when he is trying to get him to throw a game?

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

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