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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. What is the relationship between Ray, Richard and the catcher for the White Sox?
(a) The cather is Richard and Ray's college roommate.
(b) The catcher is Richard and Ray's cousin.
(c) The catcher is Richard and Ray's brother.
(d) The catcher is Richard and Ray's father.

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

3. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?
(a) Ray's father.
(b) Eddie Cicotte.
(c) Buck Weaver.
(d) Chick Gandil.

4. In The Oldest Living Chicago Cub, why is Mark so desperate to buy Ray's farm?
(a) Ray's farm has the best view of the river.
(b) Mark wants to help Annie's family.
(c) Mark wants to punish Ray for embarressing him.
(d) Ray's farm is the only section that hasn't sold to Ray and his partners.

5. At the end of "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", Salinger gives a speech. Complete the following sentence: "I don't have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been _____________."
(a) Family.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Music.
(d) Movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Having arrived in Moonlight Graham's town, what medical condition does Ray believe he and Salinger had contracted?

2. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?

3. In "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", while Ray, Salinger and Graham are making breakfast, who calls them on the phone?

4. What does Ray pull from his wallet to give to JD Salinger?

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

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