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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. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?
(a) He used his name in a story.
(b) The voice told Ray that J.D. Salinger knows him.
(c) He remembers that J.D. Salinger used to know his father.
(d) J.D. Salinger used to live in Iowa.

2. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it?
(a) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not.
(b) It's too personal to talk about.
(c) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose.
(d) Ray never talks about it.

3. What happens to the field after each player leaves after each game?
(a) The lights switch off and the field goes dark.
(b) The field disappears.
(c) The field turns into a corn field again.
(d) Fog covers the field.

4. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field?
(a) This is the softest grass my feet have ever felt.
(b) This is the greenest grass I have ever seen.
(c) This grass is just like it is in Comiskey Park.
(d) The ball bounces true.

5. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?
(a) The angle of the batter's bat.
(b) The batter's feet.
(c) The sign from the catcher.
(d) The pitcher's arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the relationship between Salinger and Ray at the end of the novel?

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

3. What business office do Ray and JD Salinger first visit to investigate Moonlight Graham?

4. What question is on the bottom of the form the Baseball Hall of Fame sends to every player who has ever played in the Major Leagues?

5. How long did Moonlight Graham play in the majors?

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