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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does JD Salinger describe writers as?
(a) Magicians.
(b) Thiefs.
(c) Jesters.
(d) Poets.

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

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

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

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

6. 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?
(a) Planting a garden for Annie.
(b) His first harvest.
(c) Planting corn for the first time.
(d) Eating a meal with food he grew himself.

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

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

9. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.
(b) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.
(c) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(d) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.

10. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?
(a) New York.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Iowa City.
(d) Boston.

11. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) It's too personal to talk about.
(b) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(c) Ray never talks about it.
(d) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.

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

13. What could JD Salinger write an article about that would make its members weep with pride?
(a) A church they drove past on their drive.
(b) A yacht club.
(c) A restaurant across the street from the ball park.
(d) A country club located near Fenway Park.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?

2. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?

3. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive?

4. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

5. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

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