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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. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"?
(a) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe.
(b) Talking to his wife about the experience.
(c) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration.
(d) Stepping onto the field.

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

3. Who first notices Shoeless Joe when he appears on the field?
(a) Ray's dog.
(b) Ray.
(c) Annie.
(d) Karin.

4. What happens as Ray leaves his seat at the game in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) Someone sitting next to him spills their drink on Ray's lap.
(b) JD Salinger asks to leave the game early.
(c) Ray knocks over a concession worker.
(d) Ray is distracted and walks into a steel girder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark do for a living?

2. What season is it when Ray finishes building the full field?

3. Who hears the second message from the voice?

4. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?

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

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