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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 is Gus Sands?
(a) He is a rival baseball player.
(b) He is a suspicious bookie.
(c) He is the new manager of the Knights.
(d) He is a sports reporter with Max Mercy.

2. What does Roy think of Doc Knobb's help?
(a) He goes along with it, but doesn't believe it helps.
(b) He believes it helps the team.
(c) He refuses it and leaves the group.
(d) He asks for an extra practice session to improve his batting.

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

4. How old is Roy when he starts his journey on the train?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Thirty-three.

5. What warning does Red give Roy that he ignores?
(a) To watch his money and protect his old age.
(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 out about Fowler, who is jealous of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roy travel from when he heads to the Chicago Cubs to try out?

2. What does Memo brag to Roy about when they go on a ride one night?

3. By what name does Roy call his personal bat?

4. What event causes Memo to view Roy more favorably and go for a ride with him?

5. What is in the bassoon case that Roy carries on the train?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sort of fans follow the Knights?

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

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

5. Shortly before the pennant game, what does Pop get angry with Roy about and what does he do about it?

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

7. When Memo comes to Roy's room she talks to him about money and how much it costs to start a good business. Why did she do that, and what else does she tell him?

8. 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?

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

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

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