View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sam Simpson?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A baseball pitcher.
(c) Roy's father.
(d) Roy's professional scout.

2. What happens to Sam Simpson?
(a) He joins the Chicago Cubs.
(b) He dies from injuries from a pitch by Roy.
(c) He dies from food poisoning from food bought at the carnival.
(d) Harriet Bird shot him.

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

4. How does Roy relate to Pop?
(a) Both played baseball, both loved a woman, and both had no friends.
(b) Both feared The Judge, both were injured in baseball, and both were about to retire.
(c) Bad luck, media harrassment, and the team's poor standing.
(d) Both depended on Red, both were poor, and both played outfield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roy feel about Bump Bailey?

2. What promise does Roy make to Red after he tell him about "Fisher's Flop"?

3. Why does Bump Bailey get away with ridiculing both the coach and anyone else who crosses him?

4. Why is Pop Fisher "heart heavy?"

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 387 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample