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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?
(a) The pitcher's mound.
(b) The Dugout.
(c) Home plate.
(d) Center field.

2. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?
(a) Annie.
(b) No one.
(c) Ray's dog.
(d) Karin.

3. What does Ray say is his astrological sign?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Hit and run.
(c) Steal.
(d) Gemini.

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

5. What does Mark do for a living?
(a) College professor.
(b) Corn Farmer.
(c) Life insurance salesman.
(d) Banker.

6. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?
(a) His neighbor, South Paw.
(b) A retired farmer named Chesty.
(c) Shoeless Joe.
(d) His brother in law, Mark.

7. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Sal.
(d) JD.

8. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?
(a) The pitcher's arm.
(b) The batter's feet.
(c) The angle of the batter's bat.
(d) The sign from the catcher.

9. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Iowa.
(c) New York.
(d) Clevland.

10. 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 first base side.
(d) Along the third base side.

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

12. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like an angel floating around the base.
(b) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.
(c) Like a bull pawing the ground.
(d) Like a solider guarding a fort.

13. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?
(a) Ty Cobb.
(b) His father.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Lou Gherig.

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

15. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Left field.
(c) Catcher.
(d) First base.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?

2. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?

3. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?

4. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?

5. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?

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