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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 is the second section of the field that Ray completes?
(a) The pitcher's mound.
(b) Center field.
(c) The Dugout.
(d) Home plate.

2. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?
(a) His father, John.
(b) His brother in law, Mark.
(c) An un-named teacher.
(d) A professor of his from Iowa State.

3. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Comiskey Park.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) The first field he ever played on.

4. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?
(a) Eddie Cicotte.
(b) Ray's father.
(c) Chick Gandil.
(d) Buck Weaver.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?

3. As Shoeless Joe talks about playing in the major leagues, Ray remembers falling in love with the land of Iowa. What is his memory of?

4. What does Ray say is his astrological sign?

5. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?

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