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

2. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?
(a) One season.
(b) One inning.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

3. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?
(a) That he used to play baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(b) That he was the last person to bat at the Polo Grounds.
(c) That he is the oldest living Chicago Cub.
(d) That he was the first designated hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame.

4. What does Mark do for a living?
(a) Banker.
(b) College professor.
(c) Life insurance salesman.
(d) Corn Farmer.

5. What does Ray pull from his wallet to give to JD Salinger?
(a) A picture of Ray's baseball field.
(b) Moonlight Graham's baseball card.
(c) A fan letter written to Salinger.
(d) All of the words the voice has spoken to him written down on paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mark?

2. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?

3. Who hears the second message from the voice?

4. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?

5. What does Ray expect to find in the Iowa City library after Eddie's funeral?

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