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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. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) If Ray is under physciatric care.
(b) How long will the game take?
(c) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.
(d) How good are the seats to the game?

2. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(b) Ray never talks about it.
(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.

3. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.
(b) Like a bull pawing the ground.
(c) Like a solider guarding a fort.
(d) Like an angel floating around the base.

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

5. What business office do Ray and JD Salinger first visit to investigate Moonlight Graham?
(a) The local newspaper.
(b) The TV station.
(c) A tavern.
(d) The mining museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the novel, what does Salinger remind Ray about the baseball field?

2. What is the relationship between Ray, Richard and the catcher for the White Sox?

3. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?

4. What additional message did the voice give JD Salinger?

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

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