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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. Where does Ray's father settle after returning from World War I?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Iowa.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) New York.

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

3. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?
(a) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(b) Salinger dreamed about playing at the Polo Grounds.
(c) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Mickey Mantle.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.

4. After Salinger goes through the gate, what does the voice tell Ray?
(a) "You'll be invited soon enough."
(b) "You built it and they came."
(c) There is no voice.
(d) "Now batting, Ray Kinsella."

5. What is Eddie Scissons wearing when he dies?
(a) His Chicago Cubs uniform.
(b) A business suit.
(c) His army unifrom.
(d) Jeans and a t-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Eddie Scissons buried?

2. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?

3. At the end of the novel, who locks the gate for the final time?

4. As Ray and Salinger travel towards Boston, why does a policeman pull Ray over?

5. Where do Ray and JD Salinger go first to investigate Moonlight Graham's career?

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