SparkNotes: The Natural: Quiz

How old is Roy at the start of the novel?

(A) Thirteen

(B) Nineteen

(C) Twenty-six

(D) Thirty-four

Who is Sam Simpson?

(A) A sportswriter

(B) A successful ballplayer

(C) Roy's father

(D) A scout for the Chicago Cubs

How does Sam Simpson die?

(A) From internal damage after catching a pitch from Roy

(B) Alcohol poisoning

(C) Car accident

(D) He is hit by a train

What is in Roy's bassoon case?

(A) A bassoon

(B) His personal bat

(C) A tommy gun

(D) My precious

How old is Roy when he joins the Knights?

(A) Nineteen

(B) Twenty-four

(C) Thirty-four

(D) Forty-six

Pop Fisher is meant to represent which mythological character?

(A) The Fisher King

(B) King Arthur

(C) Merlin

(D) Sir Perceval

Where did Roy get Wonderboy?

(A) From a sporting-goods store

(B) From his father

(C) From Sam Simpson

(D) He made it himself as a child

Memo Paris is Pop Fisher's:

(A) Wife

(B) Daughter

(C) Niece

(D) Sister

How does Bump Baily die?

(A) From overeating

(B) From fracturing his skull against a cement wall while chasing a ball

(C) From a ball hitting his skull

(D) In a car accident

How much money is Roy given for his first year of play?

(A) $3,000

(B) $10,000

(C) $20,000

(D) $35,000

What is Gus Sands's nickname?

(A) Gustavo

(B) Mac the Knife

(C) Ol' Scratch

(D) The Supreme Bookie

What happens immediately after Roy gets his first hit?

(A) The ball breaks a light bulb

(B) It begins to rain

(C) Roy gets a bellyache

(D) Roy is tagged out

Who or what does Roy think Memo hits when she drives home in the dark after their date?

(A) A log

(B) A young boy

(C) A possum

(D) A large wooden badger

Whom does Roy visit during his slump to try and find out what is wrong?

(A) Iris Lemon

(B) A psychic named Lola

(C) His father

(D) The Whammer

Who asks Roy to hit a home run in Chicago, and why?

(A) A father, because he told his son Roy would hit a homerun for him

(B) A worker, because he begged Roy to

(C) Judge Banner, because he wants the Knights to win

(D) Memo, because she prefers men who can actually hit

Who stands up in the stands to show support for Roy?

(A) Otto P. Zipp

(B) Memo Paris

(C) Red Blow

(D) Iris Lemon

How old is Iris Lemon?

(A) Twenty-one

(B) Twenty-four

(C) Thirty-three

(D) Thirty-four

What surprising fact about Iris bothers Roy?

(A) She is a lesbian

(B) She is a grandmother

(C) She likes red dresses

(D) She once slept with Bump Baily

After deciding not to be with Iris, what does Roy begin to do?

(A) Eat a lot

(B) Ignore Memo

(C) Tie red string around his socks

(D) He goes into another slump

Who pays for the banquet Memo holds for the players?

(A) Roy

(B) Pop Fisher

(C) The Judge

(D) Gus Sands

How much money does Memo think Roy needs to be able to take care of her?

(A) $15,000

(B) $35,000

(C) $50,000

(D) Nothing; she is willing to live poor as long as it is with him

Toward whom does Roy try to foul three pitches?

(A) Pop Fisher

(B) Bump Baily

(C) The Whammer

(D) Otto P. Zipp

Who else is in on the Judge's fix?

(A) Fowler, the pitcher

(B) Flores, the fielder

(C) Pop Fisher

(D) Red Blow

Who strikes out Roy?

(A) A young pitcher named Youngberry

(B) A veteran pitcher named Vogelman

(C) Smokey Joe Wood

(D) Shoeless Joe Jackson

What does Roy do with his money from the fix?

(A) He buys happiness for Memo

(B) He buys a house with Iris

(C) He leaves town

(D) He throws it right back at the Judge