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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray offer Salinger to pursued him to come to the baseball game with him?
(a) A baseball hit by Shoeless Joe.
(b) A clod of grass from Ray's field.
(c) Nothing-he uses the gun to force Salinger to join him.
(d) Shoeless Joe's cleats.

2. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
(a) He hears another message from the voice.
(b) Ray gets a phone call from Annie.
(c) There is a hold-up in the restaurant.
(d) A kitchen fire erupts forcing the restaurant to evacuate.

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

4. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Little Miss Muffet.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Pollyanna.

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

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

7. Ray believes the second message from the voice refers to J.D. Salinger. What is J.D. Salinger famous for?
(a) Baseball manager.
(b) Baseball player.
(c) Banker.
(d) Author.

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

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

10. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) One summer.
(d) Three years.

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

12. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?
(a) The field isn't completed.
(b) They don't have faces.
(c) They are turned the wrong way.
(d) They are too far away.

13. What is the voice's second message?
(a) "Find the book."
(b) "Go the distance."
(c) "Ease his pain."
(d) "Finish the field."

14. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?
(a) He teases Mark about his inability to play softball despite having his own baseball field.
(b) He jokes that a baseball knows more about farming than Ray does.
(c) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.
(d) He jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.

15. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Only Ray.
(b) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(c) Ray and Annie.
(d) Ray and Karin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?

2. As Shoeless Joe talks about playing in the major leagues, Ray remembers falling in love with the land of Iowa. What is his memory of?

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

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

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

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