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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?
(a) Other players from Iowa.
(b) Other Hall of Fame players.
(c) Other All-Star players.
(d) Other players banned from baseball.

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

3. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
(a) Life insurance salesman.
(b) Groundskeeper at the college baseball field.
(c) Door to door salesman.
(d) Seed salesman.

4. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
(a) The outfield fence is much higher.
(b) The type of bats.
(c) The field has lights.
(d) The shape of the outfield is different.

5. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
(a) First base.
(b) Pitcher.
(c) Left field.
(d) Catcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe?

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

3. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?

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

5. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?

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