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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What baseball field did J.D. Salinger dream about playing on as a child?
(a) The Polo Grounds.
(b) Ebbets Field.
(c) Yankee Stadium.
(d) Comiskey Park.

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

4. 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.

5. When Shoeless Joe first talks with Ray, how does he describe being banned from baseball?
(a) Like dying.
(b) Like losing a child.
(c) Like having a part of him amputated.
(d) Like being in war.

6. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) MIchigan.
(c) New York.
(d) Iowa.

7. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"?
(a) The game is rained out.
(b) JD Salinger sneaks out of the stadium without Ray.
(c) Ray sees an entry for a baseball player on the stadium scoreboard.
(d) There is a fight between the two teams.

8. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?
(a) To visit the world's tallest building, Sears Tower.
(b) To watch a baseball game at Comiskey Park.
(c) He only stops to get gas and something to eat.
(d) To visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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

10. 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 bull pawing the ground.
(d) Like a solider guarding a fort.

11. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?
(a) In Chicago, IL; at a baseball game.
(b) In Berkeley, CA; they meet in college.
(c) In Iowa; Annie was the daughter of Ray's landlady.
(d) In Iowa; Ray was on a road trip.

12. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes?
(a) Center field.
(b) The pitcher's mound.
(c) Home plate.
(d) The Dugout.

13. What does Ray buy in Des Moines?
(a) Grass seed.
(b) Bases.
(c) A gun.
(d) An autographed baseball.

14. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Sal.
(c) Jerry.
(d) JD.

15. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?
(a) The crack of a bat as he was busy watching Shoeless Joe.
(b) A screen door slamming shut.
(c) The ball ricocheting against the outfield wall.
(d) A scream of a wild animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving on his trip, who helps Ray tend to the field in the spring?

2. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?

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

4. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?

5. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time?

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