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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Moonlight Graham go after the game he plays in for the White Sox on Ray's field is over?
(a) Back into Ray's farmhouse.
(b) Through the gate in center field.
(c) Into town to stay the night.
(d) He sleeps on the field.

2. Who does Ray visit at the Carnival?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Scissons.
(d) William.

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

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

5. In The Oldest Living Chicago Cub, why is Mark so desperate to buy Ray's farm?
(a) Mark wants to punish Ray for embarressing him.
(b) Mark wants to help Annie's family.
(c) Ray's farm is the only section that hasn't sold to Ray and his partners.
(d) Ray's farm has the best view of the river.

6. Why is Annie nervous when Ray first comes home from his road trip with Salinger?
(a) Annie thinks Ray had an affair while on his trip.
(b) Mark has just foreclosed on the house that day.
(c) Karin has run away.
(d) Ray now has a scar and looks like his twin brother.

7. Why is Shoeless Joe Jackson confused to see Moonlight Graham in the stands?
(a) Shoeless Joe only knew Graham as an older Doctor.
(b) Graham should be playing in the game.
(c) Shoeless Joe has no idea who Graham is.
(d) Graham is Shoeless Joe's cousin.

8. How does Ray get through the locked door?
(a) He climbs through a window.
(b) He breaks the lock by kicking it.
(c) He picks the lock by hand.
(d) He climbs over the fence.

9. What kind of car does Ray drive?
(a) A Datsun.
(b) A Chevrolet.
(c) A Dodge.
(d) A Toyota.

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

11. What profession is the hitch hiker who Ray and JD Salinger pick up?
(a) A writer.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A baseball player.
(d) A farmhand.

12. In "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", what did Eddie sell to Mark?
(a) An autographed baseball.
(b) Ray's mortgage.
(c) A tractor.
(d) Shoeless Joe's cleats.

13. In "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub", while Ray, Salinger and Graham are making breakfast, who calls them on the phone?
(a) Richard.
(b) Mark.
(c) Gypsy.
(d) Salinger's son.

14. What question is on the bottom of the form the Baseball Hall of Fame sends to every player who has ever played in the Major Leagues?
(a) What will you tell your kids about your time playing baseball?
(b) What was your favorite part about playing in the majors?
(c) If you had to do it all over again, would you play professional baseball?
(d) If you could choose any team, which team would you have liked to have played for?

15. What does Ray expect to find in the Iowa City library after Eddie's funeral?
(a) Eddie's will giving Ray full ownership of the farm.
(b) Eddie's details in the Baseball Encyclopedia.
(c) A cash deposit box with enough money to pay off the mortgage.
(d) Shoeless Joe's baseball card.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Moonlight Graham get that nickname?

2. With what title does Moonlight Graham sign a questionnaire?

3. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

4. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?

5. 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 _____________."

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