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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rapture of J.D. Salinger.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Doc Graham always carry with him?
(a) His stethescope.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) His briefcase.
(d) His perscription pad.

3. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?
(a) A cousin also named Ray.
(b) A twin brother named Richard.
(c) An older brother named Matthew.
(d) A sister named Abigail.

4. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?
(a) Archie Graham.
(b) Joseph Graham.
(c) Ray Salinger.
(d) Jerry Kinsella.

5. Ray leaves JD Salinger alone in the hotel room and goes for a walk. How does Ray come across Doc Graham?
(a) Doc Graham somehow time travelled.
(b) Moonlight Graham appears like a ghost from Ray's field.
(c) Ray somehow time travelled.
(d) He never leaves the hotel room, it's all a dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?

2. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?

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

4. In the beginning of the book, how does Ray prevent his grass from being ruined in a freeze?

5. Ray describes what article of clothing as being "painted on" Annie's skin?

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