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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. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?
(a) MIchigan.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Iowa.

2. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?
(a) A gun.
(b) An autographed baseball.
(c) Bases.
(d) Grass seed.

3. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?
(a) Magicians.
(b) Poets.
(c) Jesters.
(d) Thiefs.

4. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Five times.

5. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?
(a) Ty Cobb.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Lou Gherig.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?

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

3. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?

4. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?

5. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?

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