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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. What position player is Ray excited to see finally appear on the field?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Catcher.
(c) Second baseman.
(d) Center fielder.

2. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?
(a) They don't have faces.
(b) The field isn't completed.
(c) They are turned the wrong way.
(d) They are too far away.

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

4. Who admits they once said they had grown too old to dream?
(a) Salinger.
(b) Richard.
(c) Ray.
(d) Mark.

5. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?
(a) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.
(b) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(c) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Mickey Mantle.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing at the Polo Grounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?

2. Why is Annie nervous when Ray first comes home from his road trip with Salinger?

3. Where does Moonlight Graham go after the game he plays in for the White Sox on Ray's field is over?

4. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?

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

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