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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. Having arrived in Moonlight Graham's town, what medical condition does Ray believe he and Salinger had contracted?
(a) Post-fantasy depression.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Restless leg syndrome.
(d) Exhaustion.

2. What additional message did the voice give JD Salinger?
(a) "Fulfill the dream."
(b) "Start writing again."
(c) "Bottle the moonlight."
(d) Nothing, he only heard "Go the distance."

3. Where does Ray build the door that all the ball players walk through at the end of each game?
(a) Behind the dugout.
(b) Behind first base.
(c) Right-center field.
(d) Left-center field.

4. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?
(a) No one.
(b) Karin.
(c) Ray's dog.
(d) Annie.

5. JD Salinger begins to tell strangers his identity. What is their general reaction?
(a) They immediately tell their friends to come quickly to meet a living legend.
(b) They either don't know who he is or confuse him for other writers.
(c) JD keeps his identity secret.
(d) They accuse him of lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Doc Graham always carry with him?

2. What happens to the field after each player leaves after each game?

3. Salinger hopes Ray will not begrudge him the chance to _____________.

4. What profession is the hitch hiker who Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

5. In The Oldest Living Chicago Cub, why is Mark so desperate to buy Ray's farm?

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