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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Life and Times of Moonlight Graham.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?
(a) Jerry Kinsella.
(b) Ray Salinger.
(c) Archie Graham.
(d) Joseph Graham.

3. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?
(a) Stepping onto the field.
(b) Talking to his wife about the experience.
(c) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe.
(d) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration.

4. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?
(a) To visit the "Oldest living Cub" Eddie Scissons.
(b) To make sure he has baseball tickets in hand when he asks JD Salinger to the game.
(c) Boston is simply along his travel route.
(d) To attend a baseball game-he wants to visit Fenway alone.

5. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) The game is rained out.
(b) There is a fight between the two teams.
(c) Ray sees an entry for a baseball player on the stadium scoreboard.
(d) JD Salinger sneaks out of the stadium without Ray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ray leaves JD Salinger alone in the hotel room and goes for a walk. How does Ray come across Doc Graham?

3. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?

4. What profession is the hitch hiker who Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

5. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?

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