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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 does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?
(a) As a flock of seagulls.
(b) As crazed mob.
(c) As a wave of green and white.
(d) As a congregation.

2. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?
(a) New York Giants.
(b) Chicago White Sox.
(c) Chicago Cubs.
(d) New York Yankees.

3. What does Mark do for a living?
(a) Banker.
(b) Corn Farmer.
(c) Life insurance salesman.
(d) College professor.

4. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?
(a) To visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.
(b) To watch a baseball game at Comiskey Park.
(c) He only stops to get gas and something to eat.
(d) To visit the world's tallest building, Sears Tower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964" ends, where are Ray and Salinger about to travel?

2. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?

3. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

4. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?

5. What could JD Salinger write an article about that would make its members weep with pride?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the instructions Ray received at the beginning of the book.

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

3. In Ray's opinion, are there many baseball fans in Iowa at the beginning of the novel?

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

5. What is Ray's response when he hears Shoeless Joe ask Salinger if he would like to go out with the players after the game?

6. Describing his father for the first time, it is clear that Ray and his father share a love of baseball. What did Ray's father do that might have had an effect on Ray being a baseball fan?

7. What happens when Ray and Richard approach their father?

8. Who is the oldest living Chicago Cub?

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

10. What information do Ray and Salinger learn at the Baseball Hall of Fame?

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