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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Oldest Living Chicago Cub.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like an angel floating around the base.
(b) Like a bull pawing the ground.
(c) Like a solider guarding a fort.
(d) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.

2. How did Moonlight Graham get that nickname?
(a) He was born during a blue moon.
(b) There was a lunar eclipse the first time he came to bat in the minors.
(c) No one knows, he'd just always been called that.
(d) He walked outside at night with his uniform on.

3. After returning from their first expedition in Chisholm, Ray has another dream about Eddie. What figure is in the dream?
(a) A black angel.
(b) A dark horse.
(c) A black butterfly.
(d) A scarlet bird.

4. While playing baseball, Eddie was on a team that did what?
(a) Turned a triple play.
(b) Won the world series.
(c) Hit five homeruns in a row.
(d) Pitched back to back perfect games.

5. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?
(a) To attend a baseball game-he wants to visit Fenway alone.
(b) To make sure he has baseball tickets in hand when he asks JD Salinger to the game.
(c) Boston is simply along his travel route.
(d) To visit the "Oldest living Cub" Eddie Scissons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Archie Graham play when Shoeless Joe asks him to be on the field?

2. Where is Eddie Scissons buried?

3. What condition is the field in when Ray returns from his road trip?

4. How does Ray get through the locked door?

5. Why is Shoeless Joe Jackson confused to see Moonlight Graham in the stands?

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