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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. What do the fans do when they find out Roy didn't get a raise?
(a) They agree he doesn't deserve it.
(b) They withdraw their support of him and start throwing things at him on the field.
(c) They petition The Judge to give him one.
(d) They shower him with gifts and declare a Roy Hobbs Day.

2. What two things does Roy find out about Red that makes him think the team needs his help?
(a) His age (old) and the fact he has never won a game.
(b) His need for a winning game and his respect for Roy.
(c) His zest for the game and his loyalty to the team.
(d) His sexual escapades and his laziness.

3. Why does Max Mercy offer Roy $5000?
(a) For his family's history.
(b) He wants to buy the secret of Wonderboy.
(c) He wants him to throw a game.
(d) He offers it as a loan.

4. By what name does Roy call his personal bat?
(a) Sam.
(b) He did give it a name.
(c) Slam Hitter.
(d) Wonderboy.

5. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?
(a) Bad locker room jokes and his attraction to Memo Paris.
(b) Trying to take credit for any wins and badmouthing his coach.
(c) Gambling and drinking.
(d) Overeating and cursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical trait does Gus have that makes him unique?

2. How does Roy feel about The Judge wanting to push Pop out of his job?

3. How does Roy relate to Pop?

4. Why does Bump Bailey get away with ridiculing both the coach and anyone else who crosses him?

5. What happens when Roy and Memo go for a drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the irony that Malamud uses in naming the characters Goodwill Banner and Max Mercy.

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

3. What did Roy reveal to Iris about his life when they went driving after she cheered him on?

4. Explain the term "fair weather fan" and how the term relates to the novel.

5. How does Roy respond when the fans begin supporting him during the Knights' wins, after having rejected him all through his slump? How does his reaction change?

6. What does Memo talk about on her ride in the country with Roy?

7. Why does Roy go back to the lake, and what happens to him?

8. Why is the train significant in Chapter One of the novel? What does it represent about Roy's life?

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

10. When Roy ended up in the hospital from overeating, what did the doctor tell him about his career in baseball?

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