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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could JD Salinger write an article about that would make its members weep with pride?
(a) A church they drove past on their drive.
(b) A restaurant across the street from the ball park.
(c) A country club located near Fenway Park.
(d) A yacht club.

2. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
(a) Yankee Stadium.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Comiskey Park.
(d) The first field he ever played on.

3. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?
(a) MIchigan.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Iowa.

4. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
(a) Life insurance salesman.
(b) Seed salesman.
(c) Groundskeeper at the college baseball field.
(d) Door to door salesman.

5. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?
(a) To visit the world's tallest building, Sears Tower.
(b) To visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(c) To watch a baseball game at Comiskey Park.
(d) He only stops to get gas and something to eat.

6. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?
(a) Comiskey Park in Chicago.
(b) Yankee Stadium in New York.
(c) The Polo Grounds in New York.
(d) Fenway Park in Boston.

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

8. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Iowa City.

9. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?
(a) Twice.
(b) Five times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

10. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) An Iowa State sweatshirt.
(c) A small cross.
(d) Blue jeans.

11. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?
(a) "Go the distance."
(b) "Return to Iowa."
(c) "Find him."
(d) "He is coming."

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

13. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?
(a) As a wave of green and white.
(b) As crazed mob.
(c) As a congregation.
(d) As a flock of seagulls.

14. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?
(a) This is the softest grass my feet have ever felt.
(b) The ball bounces true.
(c) This is the greenest grass I have ever seen.
(d) This grass is just like it is in Comiskey Park.

15. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.
(b) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.
(c) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.
(d) Ray knocks over a concession worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?

2. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?

3. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?

4. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?

5. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?

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