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

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 jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.
(c) He teases Mark about his inability to play softball despite having his own baseball field.
(d) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.

3. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?
(a) Fenway Park in Boston.
(b) Yankee Stadium in New York.
(c) Comiskey Park in Chicago.
(d) The Polo Grounds in New York.

4. What does Ray say is his astrological sign?
(a) Hit and run.
(b) Gemini.
(c) Steal.
(d) Taurus.

5. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?
(a) "Where did your father play baseball?"
(b) "Can I come back again?"
(c) "Is this heaven?"
(d) "Where is the rest of the field?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?

2. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?

3. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?

4. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?

5. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?

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