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

2. 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.

3. Why does Pop dislike Bump Bailey?
(a) Because Bump wants his coaching job.
(b) Because Bump can't play well.
(c) Because of his locker room jokes and his love of Pop's niece.
(d) Because Bump threw a major game.

4. How does Harriet respond to Roy when he makes romantic advances toward her?
(a) She is very tender and warm toward him.
(b) She goes and gets the conductor to throw him out.
(c) She reacts coldly.
(d) She slaps his face.

5. What does Roy do that gains Memo's approval and laughter?
(a) He pitches a winning game for the Knights.
(b) He does a comedy act just for her.
(c) He does magic tricks that win his money back from Gus.
(d) He takes her to her favorite restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Memo ride in the night with Roy without using headlights?

2. What happens when Pop lets Roy pitch in Bump's place?

3. What mistake did Pop make that Red tells Roy about?

4. What does Sam dream that foretells what will happen to him?

5. How do fans react to Roy after Bump's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the ways that The Judge is a hypocrite.

2. What did Pop tell Roy about the pennant game and his dreams?

3. What problem does Pop Fisher have with his pitcher, Fowler, and how does that affect the games?

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

5. Discuss the dreams of Roy and the failures he has experienced up to this point.

6. What does The Judge write in his letter to Roy with the $35 thousand?

7. How does Iris feel about Roy when she meets him in person, and why?

8. 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.

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

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

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