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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. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?
(a) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(b) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.
(c) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Mickey Mantle.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing at the Polo Grounds.

2. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?
(a) He remembers that J.D. Salinger used to know his father.
(b) J.D. Salinger used to live in Iowa.
(c) The voice told Ray that J.D. Salinger knows him.
(d) He used his name in a story.

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

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

5. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Little Miss Muffet.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Pollyanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ray's gun when he convinces Salinger to join him?

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

3. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?

4. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

5. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?

(see the answer key)

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