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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. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?
(a) In Iowa; Ray was on a road trip.
(b) In Chicago, IL; at a baseball game.
(c) In Iowa; Annie was the daughter of Ray's landlady.
(d) In Berkeley, CA; they meet in college.

2. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
(a) There is a hold-up in the restaurant.
(b) He hears another message from the voice.
(c) A kitchen fire erupts forcing the restaurant to evacuate.
(d) Ray gets a phone call from Annie.

3. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?
(a) His spikes hurt him so mid-way through the game. he'd take them off and play in his socks.
(b) He was too poor to buy new shoes so he simply played in his socks.
(c) He ran so fast around the bases that sometimes his shoes would fall off.
(d) We are never told, the name just stuck.

4. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?
(a) His brother in law, Mark.
(b) A retired farmer named Chesty.
(c) His neighbor, South Paw.
(d) Shoeless Joe.

5. Ray believes the second message from the voice refers to J.D. Salinger. What is J.D. Salinger famous for?
(a) Baseball player.
(b) Banker.
(c) Author.
(d) Baseball manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?

2. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?

3. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?

4. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?

5. Who is Mark?

Short Essay Questions

1. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?

2. While at the Minneapolis Twins ballpark, what does Ray ask Salinger and Archie?

3. Would Moonlight Graham rather be a doctor or a baseball player?

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

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

6. How does Ray's father describe Shoeless Joe's playing at the beginning of the novel?

7. What did Dr. Graham always buy for his wife?

8. Describe the time travel experience Ray has where he meets Dr. Graham.

9. What is Dr. Graham's most private wish?

10. Why do Ray and J.D. Salinger drive to Chisholm, Minnesota?

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