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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. While playing baseball, Eddie was on a team that did what?
(a) Hit five homeruns in a row.
(b) Pitched back to back perfect games.
(c) Turned a triple play.
(d) Won the world series.

2. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?
(a) "Where is the rest of the field?"
(b) "Is this heaven?"
(c) "Can I come back again?"
(d) "Where did your father play baseball?"

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

4. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?
(a) The dimensions of the field are exactly opposite.
(b) The left fielder for the visiting team is named Jackson.
(c) The color of the Green Monster is the same color paint he used on his left field wall.
(d) There are no seats above left field, where his field only has seats above left field.

5. Who tells Ray to put a door near the field?
(a) No one, he just builds it.
(b) Shoeless Joe.
(c) Annie.
(d) The voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Archie Graham play when Shoeless Joe asks him to be on the field?

2. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

3. At the end of the novel, who does Ray walk away with?

4. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

5. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?

(see the answer key)

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