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

2. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
(a) The outfield fence is much higher.
(b) The shape of the outfield is different.
(c) The type of bats.
(d) The field has lights.

3. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Go the distance."
(b) "Ease his pain."
(c) "If you build it, he will come."
(d) "Build a baseball field."

4. What is the voice's second message?
(a) "Ease his pain."
(b) "Go the distance."
(c) "Finish the field."
(d) "Find the book."

5. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) Sal.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Jerry.
(d) JD.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

2. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?

3. Where is Ray's gun when he convinces Salinger to join him?

4. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?

5. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?

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