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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rapture of J.D. Salinger.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of the novel, where does Ray walk to?
(a) Through the doors in the outfield.
(b) To left field.
(c) Off his farm.
(d) His farmhouse.

3. At the end of the novel, what does Salinger admit to Ray?
(a) That he wants to move in with Ray's family.
(b) That he played baseball as a young child.
(c) That he has been working on a new novel about baseball.
(d) That he gave an interview about baseball.

4. What does Ray consider doing when he is not invited through the door?
(a) Destroy the field.
(b) Deadbolt the door so players can't get in or out.
(c) Go through the door uninvited.
(d) Turn off the lights

5. Why does Ray feel he should be asked to go with the other players through the doorway?
(a) His father is now part of the team.
(b) He risked everything and built the field.
(c) He knows what is on the other side of the doorway.
(d) He offered to pay to go with the players.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition is the field in when Ray returns from his road trip?

2. Ray calls Annie from their brief stay at a motel. What does Annie tell Ray?

3. In what year did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?

4. How would you describe the relationship between Salinger and Ray at the end of the novel?

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

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