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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 had only been a doctor for five minutes.
(c) If he lived in a different town.
(d) If he never met his wife.

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

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

5. What team did Moonlight Graham play for in the majors?
(a) New York Yankees.
(b) Minnesota Twins.
(c) New York Giants.
(d) San Francisco Giants.

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

7. What business office do Ray and JD Salinger first visit to investigate Moonlight Graham?
(a) A tavern.
(b) The TV station.
(c) The local newspaper.
(d) The mining museum.

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

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

10. 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 was your favorite part about playing in the majors?
(b) If you had to do it all over again, would you play professional baseball?
(c) If you could choose any team, which team would you have liked to have played for?
(d) What will you tell your kids about your time playing baseball?

11. What object does Ray treat with reverence as he touches it?
(a) A baseball hit by Willie Mays.
(b) A turnstile from the Polo Grounds.
(c) Black Betty; Shoeless Joe's bat.
(d) An original manuscript of Salinger's.

12. During the argument in "The Oldest Living Chicago Cub" between Mark and Ray, what is revealed about Eddie Scissons?
(a) The real Eddie Scissons died fifteen years ago.
(b) Eddie is scizophrinic.
(c) Eddie Scissons never owned the farm.
(d) Scissons never played for the Chicago Cubs.

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

14. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?
(a) That he is the oldest living Chicago Cub.
(b) That he used to play baseball with Shoeless Joe.
(c) That he was the first designated hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame.
(d) That he was the last person to bat at the Polo Grounds.

15. JD Salinger begins to tell strangers his identity. What is their general reaction?
(a) JD keeps his identity secret.
(b) They accuse him of lying.
(c) They immediately tell their friends to come quickly to meet a living legend.
(d) They either don't know who he is or confuse him for other writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Moonlight Graham's first at bat on Ray's field?

2. What condition is the field in when Ray returns from his road trip?

3. In The Oldest Living Chicago Cub, why is Mark so desperate to buy Ray's farm?

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

5. Where does Moonlight Graham go after the game he plays in for the White Sox on Ray's field is over?

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