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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. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?
(a) Other Hall of Fame players.
(b) Other players from Iowa.
(c) Other All-Star players.
(d) Other players banned from baseball.

2. What is the voice's second message?
(a) "Finish the field."
(b) "Go the distance."
(c) "Find the book."
(d) "Ease his pain."

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

4. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?
(a) He only stops to get gas and something to eat.
(b) To visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(c) To watch a baseball game at Comiskey Park.
(d) To visit the world's tallest building, Sears Tower.

5. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
(a) Life insurance salesman.
(b) Seed salesman.
(c) Door to door salesman.
(d) Groundskeeper at the college baseball field.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?

3. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?

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

5. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?

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