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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Ray's father settle after returning from World War I?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Iowa.
(d) South Carolina.

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?
(a) Boston is simply along his travel route.
(b) To attend a baseball game-he wants to visit Fenway alone.
(c) To make sure he has baseball tickets in hand when he asks JD Salinger to the game.
(d) To visit the "Oldest living Cub" Eddie Scissons.

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

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

11. 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) Behind home plate.
(d) Along the first base side.

12. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?
(a) An un-named teacher.
(b) A professor of his from Iowa State.
(c) His father, John.
(d) His brother in law, Mark.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

3. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?

4. 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?

5. Who hears the second message from the voice?

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