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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. Where do Ray and JD Salinger go first to investigate Moonlight Graham's career?
(a) The Baseball Hall of Fame.
(b) A baseball museum in New York City.
(c) Ray's home library.
(d) Back to Fenway Park.

2. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?
(a) Iowa.
(b) New York.
(c) MIchigan.
(d) South Carolina.

3. 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) Music.
(b) Family.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Movies.

4. How did Moonlight Graham get that nickname?
(a) There was a lunar eclipse the first time he came to bat in the minors.
(b) No one knows, he'd just always been called that.
(c) He walked outside at night with his uniform on.
(d) He was born during a blue moon.

5. What position does Archie Graham play when Shoeless Joe asks him to be on the field?
(a) Short stop.
(b) First base.
(c) Left field.
(d) Right field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?

2. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?

3. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?

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

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

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