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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. At the end of the novel, what is JD Salinger's wish?
(a) To play at the Polo Grounds.
(b) To write again.
(c) To be left alone.
(d) To have a family like Ray's.

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

3. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?
(a) Behind left field.
(b) Behind home plate.
(c) Along the third base side.
(d) Along the first base side.

4. For Doc Graham, what would have been a real tragedy?
(a) If he never got to play at all in the majors.
(b) If he lived in a different town.
(c) If he never met his wife.
(d) If he had only been a doctor for five minutes.

5. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?
(a) Joseph Graham.
(b) Ray Salinger.
(c) Archie Graham.
(d) Jerry Kinsella.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?

2. At the end of the novel, what happens to the baseball field as the players leave?

3. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?

4. How does Ray determine what year it is as he is talking with Doc Graham?

5. What team would Salinger like to try out for once he goes through the door?

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