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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. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?
(a) "Where is the rest of the field?"
(b) "Is this heaven?"
(c) "Where did your father play baseball?"
(d) "Can I come back again?"

2. Where did Moonlight Graham grow up?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Iowa.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) North Carolina.

3. When there is no action on the field, how many days does Ray ask Graham, Salinger and Scissons to stay?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

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

5. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?
(a) Ray.
(b) Annie and Ray.
(c) Ray, Annie, and Karin.
(d) No one; he disappears before anyone approaches.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. For Doc Graham, what would have been a real tragedy?

4. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?

5. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

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