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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. Ray leaves JD Salinger alone in the hotel room and goes for a walk. How does Ray come across Doc Graham?
(a) Moonlight Graham appears like a ghost from Ray's field.
(b) Doc Graham somehow time travelled.
(c) Ray somehow time travelled.
(d) He never leaves the hotel room, it's all a dream.

2. What signals to Salinger, Scissons, and Ray that the baseball players have returned?
(a) They hear a crack of the bat.
(b) The baseball lights are on.
(c) They hear the voice again.
(d) There is a full moon.

3. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Karin.
(b) Only Ray.
(c) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(d) Ray and Annie.

4. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?
(a) A twin brother named Richard.
(b) A sister named Abigail.
(c) An older brother named Matthew.
(d) A cousin also named Ray.

5. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "If you build it, he will come."
(b) "Go the distance."
(c) "Build a baseball field."
(d) "Ease his pain."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mark?

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

3. What profession is the hitch hiker who Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

4. JD Salinger begins to tell strangers his identity. What is their general reaction?

5. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?

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