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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 visit the world's tallest building, Sears Tower.
(b) To visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(c) He only stops to get gas and something to eat.
(d) To watch a baseball game at Comiskey Park.

2. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?
(a) The ball ricocheting against the outfield wall.
(b) A screen door slamming shut.
(c) The crack of a bat as he was busy watching Shoeless Joe.
(d) A scream of a wild animal.

3. Ray believes the second message from the voice refers to J.D. Salinger. What is J.D. Salinger famous for?
(a) Baseball manager.
(b) Author.
(c) Baseball player.
(d) Banker.

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

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

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

7. 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 father, John.
(b) His brother in law, Mark.
(c) An un-named teacher.
(d) A professor of his from Iowa State.

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

9. Who hears the second message from the voice?
(a) Ray and Shoeless Joe.
(b) Ray and Karin.
(c) Ray and Annie.
(d) Only Ray.

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

11. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?
(a) A small cross.
(b) An Iowa State sweatshirt.
(c) Blue jeans.
(d) Tennis shoes.

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

13. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?
(a) Like losing a child.
(b) Like dying.
(c) Like being in war.
(d) Like having a part of him amputated.

14. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?
(a) His spikes hurt him so mid-way through the game. he'd take them off and play in his socks.
(b) We are never told, the name just stuck.
(c) He ran so fast around the bases that sometimes his shoes would fall off.
(d) He was too poor to buy new shoes so he simply played in his socks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?

2. What season is it when Ray finishes building the full field?

3. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?

4. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?

5. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?

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