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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. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?
(a) Yankee Stadium in New York.
(b) Fenway Park in Boston.
(c) Comiskey Park in Chicago.
(d) The Polo Grounds in New York.

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

3. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
(a) He hears another message from the voice.
(b) Ray gets a phone call from Annie.
(c) A kitchen fire erupts forcing the restaurant to evacuate.
(d) There is a hold-up in the restaurant.

4. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?
(a) Iowa City.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?
(a) His neighbor, South Paw.
(b) His brother in law, Mark.
(c) Shoeless Joe.
(d) A retired farmer named Chesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mark?

2. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?

3. Who hears the second message from the voice?

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

5. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?

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