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

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

3. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.
(b) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.
(c) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(d) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.

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

5. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?
(a) Like losing a child.
(b) Like having a part of him amputated.
(c) Like being in war.
(d) Like dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it when Ray finishes building the full field?

2. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?

3. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?

4. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?

5. Who hears the second message from the voice?

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