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

2. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?
(a) The sign from the catcher.
(b) The angle of the batter's bat.
(c) The batter's feet.
(d) The pitcher's arm.

3. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Annie.
(b) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(c) Only Ray.
(d) Ray and Karin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?

2. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?

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

4. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?

5. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

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