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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Pop due to Doc's influence?
(a) He gets hit by another player.
(b) He gets fired.
(c) He gets teased constantly.
(d) He wins a big game that helps his morale.

2. 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 watch out about Fowler, who is jealous of him.
(d) To not play too hard because he was really too old to play baseball and might get injured.

3. What does Iris tell Roy that is almost identical to what Harriet Bird told him?
(a) He is a handsome man.
(b) He is a great hero.
(c) They both declared their love for him.
(d) There is more to life than baseball.

4. What viewpoint does the author take when he tells us about Roy's declaration and what it might lead to?
(a) First person.
(b) Omniscient narrator.
(c) Third person.
(d) Third person limited.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What major item do the fans give Roy?

2. What does Pop ask Roy to do after he gets upset with Bump for his poor playing?

3. What does Gus brag to Roy about when they are talking in Memo's motel room?

4. What does Memo's reaction to Bump's death tell the reader, given her lack of relationship with him?

5. What does Roy's teammates on the Knights think of his special bat?

(see the answer key)

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