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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Oldest Living Chicago Cub.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?
(a) Ty Cobb.
(b) His father.
(c) Lou Gherig.
(d) Babe Ruth.

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) The voice told Ray that J.D. Salinger knows him.
(c) J.D. Salinger used to live in Iowa.
(d) He used his name in a story.

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

4. What is Moonlight Graham's first name?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Archibald.
(d) Moonlight.

5. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?
(a) A screen door slamming shut.
(b) The crack of a bat as he was busy watching Shoeless Joe.
(c) A scream of a wild animal.
(d) The ball ricocheting against the outfield wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?

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

3. Who does Ray visit at the Carnival?

4. After returning from their first expedition in Chisholm, Ray has another dream about Eddie. What figure is in the dream?

5. What did Doc Graham always buy his wife?

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