Shoeless Joe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Shoeless Joe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) How long will the game take?
(b) If Ray is under physciatric care.
(c) How good are the seats to the game?
(d) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.

5. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?
(a) "Is this heaven?"
(b) "Can I come back again?"
(c) "Where did your father play baseball?"
(d) "Where is the rest of the field?"

6. Who is Mark?
(a) Ray's brother.
(b) Annie's father.
(c) Ray's cousin.
(d) Annie's brother.

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

8. 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 knocks over a concession worker.
(c) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.
(d) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.

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

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

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

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

13. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?
(a) His bat cracks like Zues' lightning.
(b) His eyes never met a pitch he couldn't hit.
(c) He runs too fast for his shoes to stay on.
(d) His glove is the place where triples go to die.

14. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?
(a) Bases.
(b) An autographed baseball.
(c) Grass seed.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?

2. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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