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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. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?
(a) New York Giants.
(b) Chicago White Sox.
(c) Chicago Cubs.
(d) New York Yankees.

2. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?
(a) An autographed baseball.
(b) Grass seed.
(c) A gun.
(d) Bases.

3. What does Ray offer Salinger to pursued him to come to the baseball game with him?
(a) A clod of grass from Ray's field.
(b) Nothing-he uses the gun to force Salinger to join him.
(c) Shoeless Joe's cleats.
(d) A baseball hit by Shoeless Joe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?

2. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?

3. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

4. What is the voice's second message?

5. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?

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