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

2. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?
(a) Chicago White Sox.
(b) New York Yankees.
(c) Brooklyn Dodgers.
(d) New York Giants.

3. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.
(b) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.
(c) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(d) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.

4. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Iowa City.

5. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?
(a) His brother in law, Mark.
(b) His father, John.
(c) An un-named teacher.
(d) A professor of his from Iowa State.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ray's father settle after returning from World War I?

2. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?

3. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?

4. What does Mark do for a living?

5. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?

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