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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?
(a) Chicago White Sox.
(b) Brooklyn Dodgers.
(c) New York Giants.
(d) New York Yankees.

3. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?
(a) The left fielder for the visiting team is named Jackson.
(b) The color of the Green Monster is the same color paint he used on his left field wall.
(c) There are no seats above left field, where his field only has seats above left field.
(d) The dimensions of the field are exactly opposite.

4. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?
(a) Chicago White Sox.
(b) New York Yankees.
(c) New York Giants.
(d) Chicago Cubs.

5. 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 with Shoeless Joe.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.

6. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?
(a) Karin.
(b) Ray's dog.
(c) Ray.
(d) Annie.

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

8. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?
(a) His eyes never met a pitch he couldn't hit.
(b) His bat cracks like Zues' lightning.
(c) His glove is the place where triples go to die.
(d) He runs too fast for his shoes to stay on.

9. 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 yacht club.
(c) A country club located near Fenway Park.
(d) A restaurant across the street from the ball park.

10. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?
(a) Buck Weaver.
(b) Eddie Cicotte.
(c) Chick Gandil.
(d) Ray's father.

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

12. 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) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.
(c) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(d) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.

13. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?
(a) Other Hall of Fame players.
(b) Other players from Iowa.
(c) Other All-Star players.
(d) Other players banned from baseball.

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

15. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?
(a) Stepping onto the field.
(b) Talking to his wife about the experience.
(c) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration.
(d) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?

2. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?

3. What does Ray offer Salinger to pursued him to come to the baseball game with him?

4. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

5. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?

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