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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?
(a) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe.
(b) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration.
(c) Stepping onto the field.
(d) Talking to his wife about the experience.

2. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(b) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.
(c) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.
(d) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.

3. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?
(a) Along the third base side.
(b) Behind home plate.
(c) Behind left field.
(d) Along the first base side.

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

5. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) Iowa.
(d) MIchigan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?

3. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?

4. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?

5. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?

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