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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. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?
(a) The pitcher.
(b) The catcher.
(c) The left fielder.
(d) The first basemen.

2. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Comiskey Park.
(c) The first field he ever played on.
(d) Yankee Stadium.

3. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "If you build it, he will come."
(b) "Build a baseball field."
(c) "Ease his pain."
(d) "Go the distance."

4. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?
(a) The color of the Green Monster is the same color paint he used on his left field wall.
(b) The dimensions of the field are exactly opposite.
(c) The left fielder for the visiting team is named Jackson.
(d) There are no seats above left field, where his field only has seats above left field.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?

3. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?

4. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?

5. Where does Ray's father settle after returning from World War I?

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