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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. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
(a) Pitcher.
(b) Catcher.
(c) Left field.
(d) First base.

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

3. What does Ray say is his astrological sign?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Gemini.
(c) Hit and run.
(d) Steal.

4. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
(a) Yankee Stadium.
(b) The first field he ever played on.
(c) Comiskey Park.
(d) Heaven.

5. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.
(b) How good are the seats to the game?
(c) How long will the game take?
(d) If Ray is under physciatric care.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where around the field does Ray sit to watch Shoeless Joe play for the first time?

2. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?

3. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?

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

5. What is the third message Ray hears from the voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to J.D. Salinger, how are writers like magicians?

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

3. Ray received directions from a "voice." What directions did he receive and did he complete his tasks?

4. What is Eddie wearing when he is found dead?

5. What does Annie's family think of Ray?

6. When coming back into Iowa, why does Ray want to pick up Eddie Scissons?

7. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, what does Salinger promise Ray? Why is this significant?

8. 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?

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

10. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, Salinger says he wants to "touch the perfect dream." Describe what the "perfect dream" might be for Salinger.

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