View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ray and Salinger travel towards Boston, why does a policeman pull Ray over?
(a) Near a blasting zone, a policeman notices that Ray has a broken tail light.
(b) Salinger had put Ray's hazard lights on to alert the police.
(c) Ray was speeding to make it to the game on time.
(d) Ray was swerving between lanes because he was so nervous.

2. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Iowa City.

3. How does Ray describe the crowd at Fenway?
(a) As a flock of seagulls.
(b) As a congregation.
(c) As crazed mob.
(d) As a wave of green and white.

4. As Shoeless Joe talks about playing in the major leagues, Ray remembers falling in love with the land of Iowa. What is his memory of?
(a) Planting corn for the first time.
(b) Eating a meal with food he grew himself.
(c) Planting a garden for Annie.
(d) His first harvest.

5. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
(a) He hears another message from the voice.
(b) There is a hold-up in the restaurant.
(c) A kitchen fire erupts forcing the restaurant to evacuate.
(d) Ray gets a phone call from Annie.

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

7. In the first game, why can't Ray see other players' faces?
(a) They are too far away.
(b) They don't have faces.
(c) The field isn't completed.
(d) They are turned the wrong way.

8. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?
(a) The left fielder for the visiting team is named Jackson.
(b) The dimensions of the field are exactly opposite.
(c) There are no seats above left field, where his field only has seats above left field.
(d) The color of the Green Monster is the same color paint he used on his left field wall.

9. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described?
(a) Like a teacher pacing back and forth.
(b) Like an angel floating around the base.
(c) Like a solider guarding a fort.
(d) Like a bull pawing the ground.

10. Who is Mark?
(a) Ray's brother.
(b) Annie's father.
(c) Ray's cousin.
(d) Annie's brother.

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

12. What does Salinger ask Ray multiple times before he agrees to join him at the baseball game?
(a) How long it took for Ray to drive to his home from Iowa.
(b) How good are the seats to the game?
(c) If Ray is under physciatric care.
(d) How long will the game take?

13. Who joins Ray to watch the first game?
(a) Ray's dog.
(b) No one.
(c) Annie.
(d) Karin.

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

15. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf?
(a) One summer.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shoeless Joe watch for during a game?

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

3. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?

4. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 703 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample