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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. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?
(a) Ray's Father.
(b) Ray.
(c) Karin.
(d) Annie.

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

3. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Mickey Mantle.
(c) Ty Cobb.
(d) Willie Mays.

4. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) It's too personal to talk about.
(b) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(c) Ray never talks about it.
(d) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.

5. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?
(a) Little Miss Muffet.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moonlight Graham get that nickname?

2. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?

3. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?

4. Who hears the second message from the voice?

5. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?

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