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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. What could JD Salinger write an article about that would make its members weep with pride?
(a) A church they drove past on their drive.
(b) A yacht club.
(c) A restaurant across the street from the ball park.
(d) A country club located near Fenway Park.

2. 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) He remembers that J.D. Salinger used to know his father.
(d) The voice told Ray that J.D. Salinger knows him.

3. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?
(a) No one; he disappears before anyone approaches.
(b) Annie and Ray.
(c) Ray.
(d) Ray, Annie, and Karin.

4. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?
(a) His eyes never met a pitch he couldn't hit.
(b) His bat cracks like Zues' lightning.
(c) He runs too fast for his shoes to stay on.
(d) His glove is the place where triples go to die.

5. 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 field has lights.
(c) The type of bats.
(d) The shape of the outfield is different.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?

2. What season is it when Ray finishes building the full field?

3. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

4. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?

5. What does Ray offer Salinger to pursued him to come to the baseball game with him?

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