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

2. Where does Ray build the door that all the ball players walk through at the end of each game?
(a) Behind the dugout.
(b) Left-center field.
(c) Right-center field.
(d) Behind first base.

3. What is the relationship between Ray, Richard and the catcher for the White Sox?
(a) The catcher is Richard and Ray's brother.
(b) The catcher is Richard and Ray's father.
(c) The cather is Richard and Ray's college roommate.
(d) The catcher is Richard and Ray's cousin.

4. What business office do Ray and JD Salinger first visit to investigate Moonlight Graham?
(a) The TV station.
(b) A tavern.
(c) The mining museum.
(d) The local newspaper.

5. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
(a) The shape of the outfield is different.
(b) The type of bats.
(c) The outfield fence is much higher.
(d) The field has lights.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Ray know Eddie?

3. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?

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

5. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?

(see the answer key)

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