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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. As Shoeless Joe talks about playing in the major leagues, Ray remembers falling in love with the land of Iowa. What is his memory of?
(a) Planting corn for the first time.
(b) Planting a garden for Annie.
(c) Eating a meal with food he grew himself.
(d) His first harvest.

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

3. Ray has another flash back to a confrontation with Mark. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances?
(a) He teases Mark about his inability to play softball despite having his own baseball field.
(b) He jokes that Ray will find diamonds in his field.
(c) He jokes that a baseball knows more about farming than Ray does.
(d) He says that Ray could afford his farm if he was a better farmer.

4. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?
(a) Stepping onto the field.
(b) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration.
(c) Talking to his wife about the experience.
(d) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe.

5. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?
(a) The ball bounces true.
(b) This is the softest grass my feet have ever felt.
(c) This is the greenest grass I have ever seen.
(d) This grass is just like it is in Comiskey Park.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture?

3. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?

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

5. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shoeless Joe get his nickname?

2. What does Archie believe a player needs to do in order to earn a nickname?

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

4. What happens when Karin chokes on a hot dog bun?

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

6. As Ray and Salinger leave Chisholm, who do they pick up?

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

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

9. Describe what Ray observes after the seventh inning stretch at Fenway Park.

10. As they drive from the game, Ray recalls the interview that J.D. Salinger gave about his boyhood dream; what was it?

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