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

2. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?
(a) Eddie Cicotte.
(b) Ray's father.
(c) Chick Gandil.
(d) Buck Weaver.

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

4. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?
(a) Jesters.
(b) Magicians.
(c) Thiefs.
(d) Poets.

5. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?
(a) Center field.
(b) Home plate.
(c) The pitcher's mound.
(d) The Dugout.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?

3. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?

4. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

5. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?

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