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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Max Mercy?
(a) Harriet Bird's jealous husband.
(b) A sports writer.
(c) A coach who was on the train with Roy.
(d) An Olympic athlete.

2. What does Pop do when he sees Roy and Memo returning to the motel in the morning?
(a) He benches Roy for being out all night.
(b) He tells Roy to leave Memo alone and not to go out with her any more.
(c) He asks Roy if he and Memo are planning on getting married.
(d) He fines Roy $100 for not being in his room the night before.

3. What does Roy tell Memo about his mother?
(a) He said that she died when he was a small toddler.
(b) He said that she was a "whore" who spoiled his father's life.
(c) He said that she was the perfect mother and that he loved her very much.
(d) He said that she ran away when he was a teen and he was angry with her.

4. What does Roy do to get even with Max Mercy?
(a) He tells Pop Fisher a lie about Max and gets him thrown out of the stadium.
(b) He hits him with his baseball bat.
(c) He breaks up his relationship with Memo.
(d) He pretends to be a German waiter and spills stuff all over Max.

5. What does Iris tell Roy that repels him?
(a) That she is a grandmother.
(b) That she likes The Judge.
(c) That she likes Gus.
(d) That she snores when she sleeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iris say is the only way to find happiness?

2. What two places does Roy tell the train porter he has visited?

3. What advice does Pop give Roy to help him get out of the slump?

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

5. In what way does Roy treat Memo and Iris the same?

(see the answer key)

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