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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 does Roy dream of the first night with the Knights as he drifts off to sleep?
(a) About trains and the shooting by Harriet Bird.
(b) About winning the next game.
(c) About pitching a perfect game.
(d) About being named MVP.

2. What does Memo's reaction to Bump's death tell the reader, given her lack of relationship with him?
(a) It shows she didn't care much for Bump.
(b) It shows she loved Bump, but quickly forgot him.
(c) It shows she cannot form stable relationships.
(d) It shows she really loved Roy all along.

3. What does Roy promise his fans?
(a) To become the best ball player ever.
(b) To take care of Memo and treat her well.
(c) To use his money wisely if he gets a raise.
(d) To stay with the team at least five years.

4. What does Max Mercy do that is harmful to Roy?
(a) He tells about his past when he couldn't play baseball.
(b) He blames him publicly for Sam's death.
(c) He claims he is bad luck to a team.
(d) He writes suspicions about his bat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harriet respond when Roy says he wants to be the best baseball player ever?

2. Who is Memo Paris?

3. What happens to Roy because of Doc Knobb's help?

4. What does Harriet keep always by her side?

5. When Memo fails to accept Roy as her new boyfriend, what does he decide will win her over?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Harriet is more of a philosophical thinker than Roy. How did her views of baseball differ from Roy's view?

3. 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?

4. What does Roy decide to do to change his luck and get out of the great slump he is in?

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

6. What two things really bother Roy when the doctor tells him he can't play baseball any more?

7. At the beginning of the pennant game, Pop came to Roy to talk about his being benched. What did he tell Roy?

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

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

10. What does Roy do in the night after they lose the pennant game?

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