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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. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?
(a) New York Yankees.
(b) Chicago Cubs.
(c) New York Giants.
(d) Chicago White Sox.

2. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.
(b) Ray never talks about it.
(c) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(d) It's too personal to talk about.

3. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) How long will the game take?
(b) If Ray is under physciatric care.
(c) How good are the seats to the game?
(d) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.

4. Where is Eddie Scissons buried?
(a) In left field.
(b) Behind the dugouts.
(c) He is cremated.
(d) In the cemetery in Iowa City.

5. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) One summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?

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

3. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

4. Ray calls Annie from their brief stay at a motel. What does Annie tell Ray?

5. While staying in a hotel in Minneapolis, what does JD Salinger suggest the three of them do?

(see the answer key)

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