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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 buy in Des Moines?
(a) An autographed baseball.
(b) Bases.
(c) A gun.
(d) Grass seed.

2. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?
(a) Ray's Father.
(b) Ray.
(c) Karin.
(d) Annie.

3. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) An Iowa State sweatshirt.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) A small cross.

4. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?
(a) His brother in law, Mark.
(b) His father, John.
(c) An un-named teacher.
(d) A professor of his from Iowa State.

5. Where is Ray's gun when he convinces Salinger to join him?
(a) He forgot the gun in Iowa.
(b) In the car's glove box.
(c) In the trunk of his car.
(d) In his coat pocket aimed at Salinger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray say is his astrological sign?

2. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?

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

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

5. What could JD Salinger write an article about that would make its members weep with pride?

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