Shoeless Joe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shoeless Joe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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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. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?
(a) J.D. Salinger used to live in Iowa.
(b) He used his name in a story.
(c) The voice told Ray that J.D. Salinger knows him.
(d) He remembers that J.D. Salinger used to know his father.

2. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) JD.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Sal.

3. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
(a) The outfield fence is much higher.
(b) The type of bats.
(c) The shape of the outfield is different.
(d) The field has lights.

4. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?
(a) An older brother named Matthew.
(b) A twin brother named Richard.
(c) A cousin also named Ray.
(d) A sister named Abigail.

5. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?
(a) He was too poor to buy new shoes so he simply played in his socks.
(b) His spikes hurt him so mid-way through the game. he'd take them off and play in his socks.
(c) We are never told, the name just stuck.
(d) He ran so fast around the bases that sometimes his shoes would fall off.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Shoeless Joe talks about playing in the major leagues, Ray remembers falling in love with the land of Iowa. What is his memory of?

2. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?

3. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?

4. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?

5. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

(see the answer key)

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