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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. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
(a) Life insurance salesman.
(b) Seed salesman.
(c) Door to door salesman.
(d) Groundskeeper at the college baseball field.

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

3. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?
(a) A scream of a wild animal.
(b) A screen door slamming shut.
(c) The ball ricocheting against the outfield wall.
(d) The crack of a bat as he was busy watching Shoeless Joe.

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

5. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Karin.
(b) Only Ray.
(c) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(d) Ray and Annie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?

3. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?

4. What season is it when Ray finishes building the full field?

5. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

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