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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Doc Knobb accuse of causing the team to lose?
(a) He accuses Pop Fisher, and gets him fired.
(b) He accuses the whole team of being sorry players.
(c) He accuses The Judge of requiring Roy to throw the game.
(d) He accuses Roy of throwing the games.

2. Who are the two friends that Roy makes with the Knights?
(a) The Judge and Bump Bailey.
(b) Pop Fisher and Red Blow.
(c) Harriet and Memo.
(d) Fowler and Eddie.

3. What happens to Sam Simpson?
(a) Harriet Bird shot him.
(b) He joins the Chicago Cubs.
(c) He dies from injuries from a pitch by Roy.
(d) He dies from food poisoning from food bought at the carnival.

4. What does Pop tell Roy about Memo?
(a) That she is planning on running away.
(b) That he doesn't want Roy to have anything to do with her.
(c) That she doesn't love him.
(d) That she only brings bad luck to people.

5. What warning does Red give Roy that he ignores?
(a) To watch out about Fowler, who is jealous of him.
(b) To beware of Memo, who is a bad influence.
(c) To not play too hard because he was really too old to play baseball and might get injured.
(d) To watch his money and protect his old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Roy obtain his special bat, Wonderboy?

2. What baseball position does Roy Hobbs try out for?

3. Who is Gus Sands?

4. How does Roy hit baseballs in the game?

5. What does Roy dream of the first night with the Knights as he drifts off to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Malamud makes a point of mentioning that the Judge has a stuffed shark in his office. Explain the significance of the shark as related to the Judge's personality and how well it fits.

2. Sam is on the scene as a character for a very short time. What purpose does he serve as a character?

3. When a man comes to Roy and asks him to hit a home run for his sick child, what is Roy's reaction and what does he tell the man?

4. Discuss Memo's reaction to Roy and how is changed over the course of this chapter (Chapter 4).

5. What did Roy see immediately after he beat up The Judge and left the tower where he was?

6. What does The Judge do when Roy asks him for a raise?

7. A lady in red appears to Roy, but it is not clear if it is in a dream or reality. The lady in red, whether a dream or not, points out something to the reader. What is that fact?

8. How does Roy feel about Iris after he meets her in person. Why does he feel this way?

9. How does Memo treat Roy after the fans declare him a hero.

10. When she visits Roy in Boston, what excuse does Memo give for rejecting Roy during his earlier slump?

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