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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Roy so good at baseball?
(a) He has trained with "The Whammer."
(b) He had practiced with his father when he was young.
(c) Sam drills him daily in how to play well.
(d) He has natural talent in the sport.

2. What major item do the fans give Roy?
(a) A new home.
(b) A whole wardrobe of clothes because he dresses so poorly.
(c) A new bat to replace his lost one.
(d) A white Mercedes-Benz.

3. What happens at the carnival when the train stops there?
(a) Roy and Sam stop and play some carnival games.
(b) Roy gets a job as a "hawker."
(c) Roy strikes out the "Whammer."
(d) The passengers on the train eat at a concession booth.

4. How does Harriet respond when Roy says he wants to be the best baseball player ever?
(a) She shoots him.
(b) She ridicules him for his frivilous ambitions.
(c) She reassures him that she knows he will be.
(d) She cheers him on.

5. When Red Blow tells Pop that Roy is a "natural" what does that indicate?
(a) That he will be a great baseball player for the team.
(b) That he doesn't need to practice to be good.
(c) That he likes to eat natural foods and live simply.
(d) That he got his talent naturally and can't be beat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roy do that gains Memo's approval and laughter?

2. What is the Judge's plans for the Knights?

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

4. Where does The Judge get his money?

5. What happens to Pop due to Doc's influence?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Roy is in Memo's motel room, and she is talking about Gus, what does say about their relationship? Explain what the true nature of that relationship is.

2. Why does Roy have doubts about playing with the Knights when he has longed for fifteen years to play with them? What about his dream changes when he meets the team?

3. Discuss the reaction of the fans when The Judge refuses to give Roy a raise. What do they do?

4. At the beginning of the pennant game, Pop came to Roy to talk about his being benched. What did he tell Roy?

5. What event happens to cause Roy to get out of his slump (more than hitting a home run).

6. Why is the train significant in Chapter One of the novel? What does it represent about Roy's life?

7. How does Roy feel about Iris when he finds out she is a grandmother and what does he do?

8. What does The Judge write in his letter to Roy with the $35 thousand?

9. When a man comes to Roy and asks him to hit a home run for his sick child, what is Roy's reaction and what does he tell the man?

10. When Roy goes to see a fortune teller when he is in his big slump, she tells him he will meet a beautiful brunette. What is Roy's reaction?

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