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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Oldest Living Chicago Cub.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ray ask if JD Salinger eats soybeans?
(a) They were driving by a soy bean field at the time.
(b) They are Ray's favorite food.
(c) Ray was simply making random conversation.
(d) Mark gave a lecture saying that's all Salinger ever eats.

2. How does Ray get through the locked door?
(a) He picks the lock by hand.
(b) He breaks the lock by kicking it.
(c) He climbs through a window.
(d) He climbs over the fence.

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

4. What object does Ray treat with reverence as he touches it?
(a) Black Betty; Shoeless Joe's bat.
(b) A baseball hit by Willie Mays.
(c) An original manuscript of Salinger's.
(d) A turnstile from the Polo Grounds.

5. Where did Moonlight Graham grow up?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Iowa.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. While playing baseball, Eddie was on a team that did what?

2. In a flashback, Ray remembers the first time he met Eddie Scissons. Where did he meet him?

3. Who does the announcer say is the White Sox catcher?

4. Where do Ray and JD Salinger go first to investigate Moonlight Graham's career?

5. Who does Ray dream about while staying in a motel driving to Chisholm?

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