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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Roy that Max Mercy finds out when he comes back to the motel?
(a) That Memo has dumped him.
(b) That he had a fight with Pop.
(c) That he plans to quit baseball.
(d) That he has a black eye.

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

3. What does Pop ask Roy to do after he gets upset with Bump for his poor playing?
(a) He asks him to hit the cover off the ball.
(b) He asks him to bench Bump.
(c) He askes him to help coach Bump to improve his plays.
(d) He asks him to make Bump look worse so he could fire him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Memo Paris?

3. How does Memo Paris react when Bump dies?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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