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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position player is Ray excited to see finally appear on the field?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Center fielder.
(c) Catcher.
(d) Second baseman.

2. What was Doc Graham's wife's name?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Kristy.
(c) Alice.
(d) Bea.

3. Where is Eddie Scissons buried?
(a) He is cremated.
(b) In left field.
(c) Behind the dugouts.
(d) In the cemetery in Iowa City.

4. After interviewing people of the town, what does Ray compare memories of Doc Graham to?
(a) Colored bottles that Ray and Annie dug up from their yard.
(b) A package of baseball cards held together by a rubber band.
(c) Family pictures kept in a box.
(d) Ears of corn growing on a stalk.

5. What did Doc Graham always buy his wife?
(a) Red scarves.
(b) Blue dresses.
(c) White gloves.
(d) Blue hats.

6. Where do Ray and JD Salinger plan to stop on their way from Chisholm to Iowa?
(a) Nowhere, Annie asked them to come straight home.
(b) A White Sox Game.
(c) A Twins game.
(d) An unnamed minor leauge ball park.

7. For Doc Graham, what would have been a real tragedy?
(a) If he never got to play at all in the majors.
(b) If he never met his wife.
(c) If he had only been a doctor for five minutes.
(d) If he lived in a different town.

8. What is Ray and Richard's relationship?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Twin brothers.
(c) Uncle/Nephew.
(d) Father/Son.

9. Having arrived in Moonlight Graham's town, what medical condition does Ray believe he and Salinger had contracted?
(a) Post-fantasy depression.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Restless leg syndrome.
(d) Hallucinations.

10. What signals to Salinger, Scissons, and Ray that the baseball players have returned?
(a) The baseball lights are on.
(b) There is a full moon.
(c) They hear a crack of the bat.
(d) They hear the voice again.

11. At the end of "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", Salinger gives a speech. Complete the following sentence: "I don't have to tell you that the one constant through all the years has been _____________."
(a) Music.
(b) Movies.
(c) Family.
(d) Baseball.

12. In a flashback, Ray remembers the first time he met Eddie Scissons. Where did he meet him?
(a) Montana.
(b) St. Pauls.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Iowa City.

13. What happens in Moonlight Graham's first at bat on Ray's field?
(a) He hits a homerun.
(b) He reaches on an error.
(c) He hits a single.
(d) He flies out.

14. Who does Ray dream about while staying in a motel driving to Chisholm?
(a) JD Salinger.
(b) Shoeless Joe.
(c) Moonlight Graham.
(d) Eddie Scissons.

15. In what year did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Moonlight Graham play in the major league?

2. After Ray returns from his road trip with Salinger, why is Richard in town?

3. How many times did Moonlight Graham come to bat in the majors?

4. In "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", what did Eddie sell to Mark?

5. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?

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