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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ears of corn growing on a stalk.
(c) A package of baseball cards held together by a rubber band.
(d) Family pictures kept in a box.

2. Who does the announcer say is the White Sox catcher?
(a) Johnny Kinsella.
(b) Johnny Bench.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Yogi Berra.

3. How does Ray determine what year it is as he is talking with Doc Graham?
(a) He scrapes mud of a license plate to check the year's registration tag.
(b) He sees a political sign in a store window.
(c) He guesses the year by looking at the movie theater's marquee.
(d) He asks him about last year's World Series.

4. When there is no action on the field, how many days does Ray ask Graham, Salinger and Scissons to stay?
(a) One week.
(b) 9 days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) 10 days.

5. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?
(a) Jerry Kinsella.
(b) Archie Graham.
(c) Ray Salinger.
(d) Joseph Graham.

6. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?
(a) One inning.
(b) One season.
(c) One week.
(d) Two months.

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

8. While playing baseball, Eddie was on a team that did what?
(a) Pitched back to back perfect games.
(b) Turned a triple play.
(c) Hit five homeruns in a row.
(d) Won the world series.

9. How does Annie convince her mother to reveal Mark's plans?
(a) By telling her if she lies, she'll go to Hell.
(b) By saying women should stick together.
(c) By bribing her.
(d) By having Karin ask her.

10. What position does Archie Graham play when Shoeless Joe asks him to be on the field?
(a) Left field.
(b) First base.
(c) Right field.
(d) Short stop.

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

12. How did Moonlight Graham get that nickname?
(a) He walked outside at night with his uniform on.
(b) No one knows, he'd just always been called that.
(c) There was a lunar eclipse the first time he came to bat in the minors.
(d) He was born during a blue moon.

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

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

15. After returning from their first expedition in Chisholm, Ray has another dream about Eddie. What figure is in the dream?
(a) A black butterfly.
(b) A black angel.
(c) A dark horse.
(d) A scarlet bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Having arrived in Moonlight Graham's town, what medical condition does Ray believe he and Salinger had contracted?

2. What does Ray expect to find in the Iowa City library after Eddie's funeral?

3. What does Ray do for a second time as he and JD start their road trip?

4. How does Ray get through the locked door?

5. Why does Ray ask if JD Salinger eats soybeans?

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