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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.
(d) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?
(a) Ray.
(b) Karin.
(c) Annie.
(d) Ray's Father.

14. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time?
(a) Willie Mays.
(b) Ty Cobb.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Mickey Mantle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?

2. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?

3. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others?

4. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?

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

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