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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 position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Catcher.
(c) First base.
(d) Left field.

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

3. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?
(a) Other players banned from baseball.
(b) Other players from Iowa.
(c) Other Hall of Fame players.
(d) Other All-Star players.

4. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(b) Ray never talks about it.
(c) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.
(d) It's too personal to talk about.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?

4. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?

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

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