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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?
(a) An older brother named Matthew.
(b) A sister named Abigail.
(c) A cousin also named Ray.
(d) A twin brother named Richard.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?
(a) The pitcher.
(b) The left fielder.
(c) The first basemen.
(d) The catcher.

8. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like a bull pawing the ground.
(b) Like a solider guarding a fort.
(c) Like an angel floating around the base.
(d) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.

9. Ray brings up a dream that JD Salinger once described, what was it?
(a) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(b) Salinger dreamed about playing baseball in Fenway Park.
(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 year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One summer.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?

2. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?

3. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

4. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time?

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

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