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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?
(a) Brooklyn Dodgers.
(b) Chicago White Sox.
(c) New York Yankees.
(d) New York Giants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shoeless Joe instructs Ray to finish a part of the field so that which player can appear?

2. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?

3. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?

4. Why does Ray stop in Boston before driving to New Hampshire?

5. The first time Shoeless Joe arrives on the field, who is the first one to greet him?

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