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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 has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?
(a) He teases Mark about his inability to play softball despite having his own baseball field.
(b) He jokes that a baseball knows more about farming than Ray does.
(c) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.
(d) He jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.

2. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Johnny.
(c) JD.
(d) Sal.

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

4. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) How good are the seats to the game?
(b) If Ray is under physciatric care.
(c) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.
(d) How long will the game take?

5. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?
(a) "Return to Iowa."
(b) "Go the distance."
(c) "He is coming."
(d) "Find him."

Short Answer Questions

1. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?

2. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?

3. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?

4. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?

5. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?

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