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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Ray and Salinger travel towards Boston, why does a policeman pull Ray over?
(a) Near a blasting zone, a policeman notices that Ray has a broken tail light.
(b) Salinger had put Ray's hazard lights on to alert the police.
(c) Ray was swerving between lanes because he was so nervous.
(d) Ray was speeding to make it to the game on time.

3. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
(a) The outfield fence is much higher.
(b) The field has lights.
(c) The shape of the outfield is different.
(d) The type of bats.

4. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?
(a) By mowing it in the middle of the night to knock the frost off.
(b) By keeping the floodlights on to keep it above freezing.
(c) Trick question! The turf is ruined by a freeze.
(d) By spraying water on it to freeze it.

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

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

7. 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.

8. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?
(a) Comiskey Park.
(b) The Polo Grounds.
(c) Ebbets Field.
(d) Yankee Stadium.

9. 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 baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(c) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Mickey Mantle.
(d) Salinger dreamed about playing at the Polo Grounds.

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

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

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

13. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?
(a) In Iowa; Annie was the daughter of Ray's landlady.
(b) In Berkeley, CA; they meet in college.
(c) In Iowa; Ray was on a road trip.
(d) In Chicago, IL; at a baseball game.

14. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?
(a) Ray, Annie, and Karin.
(b) No one; he disappears before anyone approaches.
(c) Annie and Ray.
(d) Ray.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the voice's second message?

2. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?

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

4. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?

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

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