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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Max Mercy do to Roy that angers him so much?
(a) He prints a picture of Roy as a clown.
(b) He takes Memo away from Roy.
(c) He prints a story about Roy's insecurities.
(d) He writes a negative news story about Roy.

2. What decision does Roy make during the last inning of the pennant game?
(a) To ask Memo to marry him.
(b) To leave Memo and go to Iris.
(c) To leave baseball forever.
(d) To forget his bribe and play well.

3. What happens to the relationship between Memo and Roy during his slump?
(a) Memo is very interested in Roy but he ignores her.
(b) Their relationship only gets stronger because they love each other.
(c) Roy finds another girlfriend.
(d) Memo is no longer interested in him but Roy still desires her.

4. What is the reason Roy gets benched the second time (Chapter 6)?
(a) He strikes out too many times.
(b) He gets drunk and stays out all night.
(c) He pitches too many balls and not many strikes.
(d) He refuses to give up his bat, Wonderboy.

5. Who sends Memo to Roy's motel room?
(a) Pop.
(b) Gus.
(c) The Judge.
(d) Iris.

6. What is Max Mercy fixated on?
(a) Reporting baseball stats.
(b) The relationship between Memo and Roy.
(c) Getting Pop Fisher fired.
(d) Finding out Roy's story.

7. What excuse does Memo give for shunning Roy when he was in his slump?
(a) She says she only likes successful people.
(b) She says Pop told her to leave him alone.
(c) She says she can't stand people who are "blue."
(d) She says she was trying to decide between him and Gus.

8. What happens to Roy's bat, Wonderboy, during the last game of the season?
(a) Pop takes it away from Roy.
(b) It proves to be what helps Roy win.
(c) It splits in half.
(d) It gets stolen.

9. What does Roy do about the bribe he is offered to throw the game?
(a) He reports The Judge to the FBI.
(b) He tells Memo and lets her know he is above that.
(c) He accepts but later changes his mind.
(d) He accepts the bribe and bets on the game.

10. What does Roy hope will happen to him after he agrees to throw the game?
(a) That he will get a home run.
(b) That he will be benched for the whole game.
(c) That he won't be able to hit well.
(d) That Iris will be there to watch him.

11. What is Roy's reaction after he finally reads Iris's letter?
(a) He shows it to Memo and laughs at Iris.
(b) He leaves Memo and returns to Iris.
(c) He wads it up and throws it against the wall.
(d) He shows it to The Judge for advice.

12. What advice does Red Blow, the trainer, give Roy when he is in his bad slump?
(a) To forget Memo and drop her.
(b) To keep his fans in mind and try to please them.
(c) To get married to Memo and quit trying to impress her.
(d) To consider what might be on his mind that is worrying him.

13. Why can Memo not be the woman Roy needs?
(a) She is engaged to Bump.
(b) Pop forbids them to be together.
(c) She is too absorbed in her own wants and desires.
(d) Roy doesn't love her.

14. What reason does Roy give for not wanting to talk about his past?
(a) He said it digs up too much pain.
(b) He said he couldn't remember his past after the gunshot wound.
(c) He said he was ashamed of his past.
(d) He said he really didn't have a very exciting past to talk about.

15. Why does Roy decide Iris Lemon is not the girl he wants?
(a) He can't quit thinking about Memo, so decides she is the one.
(b) Pop encourages him to give her up and choose Memo.
(c) She is fat and he likes thin girls like Memo.
(d) She is a grandmother and he is not ready to be a grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Roy played cards in Memo's motel room?

2. How do the fans treat Roy when he gets into a playing slump?

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

4. What does Roy think he will gain when he becomes the best player ever and gets Memo?

5. Who is the pitcher that strikes Roy out in the pennant game?

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