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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?
(a) The pitcher.
(b) The catcher.
(c) The left fielder.
(d) The first basemen.

2. What is the voice's second message?
(a) "Go the distance."
(b) "Finish the field."
(c) "Ease his pain."
(d) "Find the book."

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

4. Who is Mark?
(a) Ray's cousin.
(b) Annie's brother.
(c) Ray's brother.
(d) Annie's father.

5. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) It's too personal to talk about.
(b) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.
(c) Ray never talks about it.
(d) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?

2. How does a famous baseball writer describe Shoeless Joe Jackson and a piece of his equipment?

3. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?

4. Ray believes the second message from the voice refers to J.D. Salinger. What is J.D. Salinger famous for?

5. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Eddie Scissons? What is his relationship to Ray?

2. What do you think will happen to the baseball field after the last game in The Rapture of J.D. Salinger,?

3. At the end of the novel, why does Ray feel that he should be asked to go with the baseball players through the outfield fence?

4. At the ballgame, J.D. Salinger asks Ray how he knew the voice was describing him when the voice said "Ease his pain"; how did Ray respond?

5. How did Dr. Graham get the nickname "Moonlight?"

6. Is Shoeless Joe's arrival in Iowa a surprise, or could Ray sense that Shoeless Joe's arrival was near?

7. Will completing Shoeless Joe's request be easy for Ray? Why or why not?

8. How does Ray convince J.D. Salinger to admit to hearing the voice?

9. Describe what happens after the end of the game in The Rapture of J.D. Salinger.

10. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?

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