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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Annie.
(b) Only Ray.
(c) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(d) Ray and Karin.

2. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Yankee Stadium.
(c) The first field he ever played on.
(d) Comiskey Park.

3. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Lou Gherig.
(c) His father.
(d) Ty Cobb.

4. What does Ray offer Salinger to pursued him to come to the baseball game with him?
(a) A clod of grass from Ray's field.
(b) Shoeless Joe's cleats.
(c) A baseball hit by Shoeless Joe.
(d) Nothing-he uses the gun to force Salinger to join him.

5. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) One summer.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?

2. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?

3. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?

4. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?

5. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?

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