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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. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?
(a) In Iowa; Ray was on a road trip.
(b) In Berkeley, CA; they meet in college.
(c) In Chicago, IL; at a baseball game.
(d) In Iowa; Annie was the daughter of Ray's landlady.

2. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(b) Only Ray.
(c) Ray and Annie.
(d) Ray and Karin.

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

4. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?
(a) His brother in law, Mark.
(b) His father, John.
(c) An un-named teacher.
(d) A professor of his from Iowa State.

5. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?
(a) Karin.
(b) Ray's dog.
(c) No one.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?

2. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?

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

4. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?

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

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