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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?
(a) This is the softest grass my feet have ever felt.
(b) This is the greenest grass I have ever seen.
(c) The ball bounces true.
(d) This grass is just like it is in Comiskey Park.

2. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Ty Cobb.
(c) Willie Mays.
(d) Mickey Mantle.

3. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
(a) Seed salesman.
(b) Life insurance salesman.
(c) Door to door salesman.
(d) Groundskeeper at the college baseball field.

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

5. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?
(a) New York Giants.
(b) Brooklyn Dodgers.
(c) New York Yankees.
(d) Chicago White Sox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?

2. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?

3. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?

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

5. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?

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