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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. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?
(a) The pitcher.
(b) The left fielder.
(c) The first basemen.
(d) The catcher.

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

3. Who usually locks the gate after the players leave?
(a) Annie.
(b) The last player to leave the field.
(c) Karin.
(d) Ray.

4. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?
(a) Ebbets Field.
(b) Comiskey Park.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) The Polo Grounds.

5. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?
(a) No one; he disappears before anyone approaches.
(b) Ray.
(c) Ray, Annie, and Karin.
(d) Annie and Ray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

3. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?

4. When the players leave after each game, where does Ray believe they go?

5. Where did Moonlight Graham grow up?

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