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

2. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) One summer.
(d) Two years.

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

4. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?
(a) Ray.
(b) Ray's dog.
(c) Annie.
(d) Karin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?

2. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?

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

4. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

5. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?

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