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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. How does Roy hit baseballs in the game?
(a) He strikes out often, but gets a home run.
(b) He hits with precision and power.
(c) He doesn't hit any better than the rest of his teammates.
(d) He hits with a crazy curve.

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

3. What major item do the fans give Roy?
(a) A new bat to replace his lost one.
(b) A new home.
(c) A white Mercedes-Benz.
(d) A whole wardrobe of clothes because he dresses so poorly.

4. What happens when Roy meets Gus?
(a) Gus tells him the fans are disgruntled with him.
(b) He gambles and looses each time.
(c) Gus talks him into selling his story to Max Mercy.
(d) Gus offers him higher pay to work for him.

5. Where does The Judge get his money?
(a) From gambling.
(b) From players whom is he blackmailing.
(c) From ticket sales to Knights games.
(d) No one knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pop dislike Bump Bailey?

2. How many years had pass before Roy Hobbs comes to play baseball again?

3. When Red Blow tells Pop that Roy is a "natural" what does that indicate?

4. What happens to Roy that Max Mercy finds out when he comes back to the motel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What event happens to cause Roy to get out of his slump (more than hitting a home run).

2. What did the new young pitcher for the Pirates have in common with Roy, and how was his dream different?

3. When Roy is teased about his bat being white, he makes the comment that it is the bat's true color. What does the color white indicate, and how does this apply to Roy's bat?

4. How does Roy react in the beginning when Memo comes to visit him in Boston?

5. What happens to the Knights when the first-place Pirates come to town to play against them?

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

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

8. What was Roy's reaction when the young newspaper boy asked him if the headlines were true?

9. Why does Roy have doubts about playing with the Knights when he has longed for fifteen years to play with them? What about his dream changes when he meets the team?

10. What happens when Roy goes to visit Memo in her hotel room and finds Gus there?

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