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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. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?
(a) Boston is simply along his travel route.
(b) To make sure he has baseball tickets in hand when he asks JD Salinger to the game.
(c) To visit the "Oldest living Cub" Eddie Scissons.
(d) To attend a baseball game-he wants to visit Fenway alone.

2. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?
(a) Along the third base side.
(b) Behind home plate.
(c) Along the first base side.
(d) Behind left field.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?

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

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

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