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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 warning does Red give Roy that he ignores?
(a) To watch out about Fowler, who is jealous of him.
(b) To watch his money and protect his old age.
(c) To not play too hard because he was really too old to play baseball and might get injured.
(d) To beware of Memo, who is a bad influence.

2. What happens to Roy because of Doc Knobb's help?
(a) He is benched for refusing to accept it.
(b) He gets into an argument because one of the players doesn't believe it helps.
(c) He leaves the team because Doc's help didn't work for him.
(d) He becomes the best batter in history.

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

4. How does Harriet respond when Roy says he wants to be the best baseball player ever?
(a) She reassures him that she knows he will be.
(b) She shoots him.
(c) She cheers him on.
(d) She ridicules him for his frivilous ambitions.

5. What happens to Roy after Bump gets injured and dies?
(a) He is rejected by his teammates who all liked Bump.
(b) He is thrown off the team.
(c) He is accused of manslaughter.
(d) He inherits Bump's position and starts setting records.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who signs the contract for Roy Hobbs to play for the Knights?

2. What happens to Sam Simpson?

3. What are Bump Bailey's two main vices?

4. Who is the coach of the Brooklyn Knights when Roy Hobbs signs on?

5. What do the fans do when they find out Roy didn't get a raise?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Roy feel about Iris when he finds out she is a grandmother and what does he do?

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

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

5. What happens to Bump when Roy pitches in his place, and why?

6. Discuss the reaction of the fans when The Judge refuses to give Roy a raise. What do they do?

7. Fatal or life-changing accidents seem prevalent in this story. Discuss at least two of them.

8. 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?

9. Why does Roy understand Pop's feelings so well about losing the game for his team? Compare his and Pop's experiences with failure.

10. Discuss Memo's reaction to Roy and how is changed over the course of this chapter (Chapter 4).

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