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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. Who is Mark?
(a) Annie's father.
(b) Annie's brother.
(c) Ray's brother.
(d) Ray's cousin.

2. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?
(a) He jokes that a baseball knows more about farming than Ray does.
(b) He teases Mark about his inability to play softball despite having his own baseball field.
(c) He jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.
(d) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.

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

4. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?
(a) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Mickey Mantle.
(b) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(c) Salinger dreamed about playing at the Polo Grounds.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.

5. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) JD Salinger sneaks out of the stadium without Ray.
(b) There is a fight between the two teams.
(c) Ray sees an entry for a baseball player on the stadium scoreboard.
(d) The game is rained out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?

2. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?

3. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?

4. What does Mark do for a living?

5. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?

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