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

2. Where is Ray's gun when he convinces Salinger to join him?
(a) In the car's glove box.
(b) In his coat pocket aimed at Salinger.
(c) He forgot the gun in Iowa.
(d) In the trunk of his car.

3. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?
(a) Like having a part of him amputated.
(b) Like losing a child.
(c) Like dying.
(d) Like being in war.

4. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) Sal.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Johnny.
(d) JD.

5. As Ray and Salinger travel towards Boston, why does a policeman pull Ray over?
(a) Ray was swerving between lanes because he was so nervous.
(b) Salinger had put Ray's hazard lights on to alert the police.
(c) Ray was speeding to make it to the game on time.
(d) Near a blasting zone, a policeman notices that Ray has a broken tail light.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his second vision, what professional baseball park is Ray seated in?

2. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?

3. Where does Ray's father settle after returning from World War I?

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

5. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shoeless Joe ask Ray after the first game ends? What is Ray's answer?

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

3. Where is Eddie buried? Why?

4. Why doesn't anyone appear after Ray finishes the area around home plate?

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

6. When a policeman pulls Ray over, why doesn't JD Salinger tell the officer that he has been kidnapped by Ray?

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

8. Overall, Shoeless Joe is a novel about baseball. However, it is more than baseball. What is baseball a metaphor for?

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

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

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