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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rapture of J.D. Salinger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moonlight Graham go after the game he plays in for the White Sox on Ray's field is over?
(a) He sleeps on the field.
(b) Through the gate in center field.
(c) Back into Ray's farmhouse.
(d) Into town to stay the night.

2. Having arrived in Moonlight Graham's town, what medical condition does Ray believe he and Salinger had contracted?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Post-fantasy depression.
(c) Restless leg syndrome.
(d) Hallucinations.

3. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?
(a) Comiskey Park.
(b) Yankee Stadium.
(c) Ebbets Field.
(d) The Polo Grounds.

4. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.
(b) Like a solider guarding a fort.
(c) Like a bull pawing the ground.
(d) Like an angel floating around the base.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Ray, Richard and the catcher for the White Sox?

2. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?

3. What is Moonlight Graham's first name?

4. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?

5. What kind of car does Ray drive?

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