Does History Repeat Itself? Book Club Test. Shoeless Joe

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1 Shoeless Joe 1. Who sees "Shoeless" Joe Jackson play baseball while he is still alive? (a) Ray. (b) Karin. (c) Ray's Father. (d) Annie. 2. In what state is Shoeless Joe seen playing in a "tenth rate commercial league"? (a) South Carolina. (b) New York. (c) Michigan. (d) Iowa. 3. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel? (a) "Go the distance." (b) "Build a baseball field." (c) "If you build it, he will come." (d) "Ease his pain." 4. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions? (a) Five times. (b) Three times. (c) Twice. (d) Once. 5. How and where does Ray first meet Annie? (a) In Iowa; Ray was on a road trip. (b) In Berkeley, CA; they meet in college. (c) In Iowa; Annie was the daughter of Ray's landlady. (d) In Chicago, IL; at a baseball game. 6. Which famous baseball player picked Shoeless Joe as the greatest left fielder of all time? (a) Ty Cobb. (b) Mickey Mantle. (c) Willie Mays. (d) Babe Ruth. 7. What is Eddie Scissons wearing when he dies? (a) His army unifrom. (b) Jeans and a t-shirt. (c) His Chicago Cubs uniform. (d) A business suit. 8. 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) Ray gets a phone call from Annie. (d) A kitchen fire erupts forcing the restaurant to evacuate. 9. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him? (a) Johnny. (b) Jerry. (c) JD. (d) Sal. 10. Why is Shoeless Joe Jackson confused to see Moonlight Graham in the stands? (a) Graham should be playing in the game. (b) Shoeless Joe only knew Graham as an older Doctor. (c) Graham is Shoeless Joe's cousin. (d) Shoeless Joe has no idea who Graham is.

2 11. Ray believes the second message from the voice refers to J.D. Salinger. Why is J.D. Salinger famous? (a) Banker. (b) Baseball player. (c) Baseball manager. (d) Author. 12. Which baseball team does both Ray and his father loathe? (a) New York Yankees. (b) New York Giants. (c) Brooklyn Dodgers. (d) Chicago White Sox. 13. What is the second section of the field that Ray completes? (a) The Dugout. (b) Home plate. (c) The pitcher's mound. (d) Center field. 14. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues? (a) Left field. (b) Catcher. (c) Pitcher. (d) First base. 15. What happens after the seventh inning stretch in "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964"? (a) There is a fight between the two teams. (b) The game is rained out. (c) Ray sees an entry for a baseball player on the stadium scoreboard. (d) JD Salinger sneaks out of the stadium without Ray. 16. Who does Ray suggest could play with Shoeless Joe and the others? (a) Lou Gherig. (b) Babe Ruth. (c) His father. (d) Ty Cobb. 17. Ray describes falling in love with Iowa as a religious experience, but why can't he talk about it? (a) It's too personal to talk about. (b) Ray never talks about it. (c) It's hard to talk about a religious experience when you are being sprayed with a hose. (d) Ray isn't very religious and doesn't know if it was "real" or not. 18. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field? (a) Chicago. (b) Iowa City. (c) Minneapolis. (d) New York. 19. As he approaches New Hampshire, Ray has a flashback to a lecture he once heard about JD Salinger. Who is giving the lecture? (a) An un-named teacher. (b) His brother in law, Mark. (c) A professor of his from Iowa State. (d) His father, John. 20. When Chick Gandil first appears, how is he described? (a) Like an angel floating around the base. (b) Like a teacher pacing back and forth. (c) Like a bull pawing the ground. (d) Like a solider guarding a fort.

3 21. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname? (a) He ran so fast around the bases that sometimes his shoes would fall off. (b) He was too poor to buy new shoes so he simply played in his socks. (c) We are never told, the name just stuck. (d) His spikes hurt him so mid-way through the game. He'd take them off and play in his socks. 22. What does Ray try to avoid at the end of "Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Iowa"? (a) Breaking Shoeless Joe's concentration. (b) Eye contact with Shoeless Joe. (c) Talking to his wife about the experience. (d) Stepping onto the field. 23. How long does it take Ray to achieve the right turf? (a) Three years. (b) One year. (c) One summer. (d) Two years. 24. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived? (a) Alice in Wonderland. (b) Cinderella. (c) Little Miss Muffet. (d) Pollyanna. 25. What additional message did the voice give to Salinger? 26. What does Annie want to plant on the outfield fence? 27. How does Mark tease Ray about his finances? 28. What object does Ray treat with reverence as he touches it?

4 29. What did Eddie Scissons sell to Mark? 30. What does Salinger finally admit to Ray at the end of the novel? (a) That he gave the interview about baseball. (b) Bu spraying water on it to freeze it. (c) Ray s perfect life (d) If he had only been a doctor for five minutes 31. What did Shoeless Joe mistake Ray s field for? (a) The weather forecasts in the newspaper (b) Take care of my friend. (c) Ray s mortgage (d) Heaven 32. What does Ray joke is his astrological sign? (a) He wants to have the feeling of the tickets in his pocket when he drives to New Hampshire. (b) Salinger used Ray s and his brother s name in one of his books. (c) Hit and run (d) Ray s perfect life 33. What compliment does Shoeless Joe give Ray about the field? (a) Fulfill the dream. (b) A ball hit by Shoeless Joe (c) The Polo Grounds (d) The ball bounces true. 34. In the first game, why can t Ray see the other players faces? (a) The field isn t complete. (b) Annie and Ray The Polo Grounds (d) Baseball Hall of Fame 35. T/F According to Ray, the left fielder can teach you everything you need to know about the game. 36. T/F -- What does Ray remember most vividly about the landscape on the way into Windsor? There are no seats above left field, where Ray s field ONLY has seats above left field. 37. T/F Richard came into Iowa City. 38. T/F Before he became a farmer, Ray kicked the door in.

5 39. T/F -- Salinger gave an interview about baseball. 40. T/F Eddie Scissons player for the Chicago Cubs. 41. T/F Gypsy s real name is Annie. 42. T/F Ray used a gun to kidnap Salinger. 43. T/F Ray s dad was a catcher in the minor leagues. 44. T/F Archie Graham never got a hit in the major leagues. 45. T/F Ray is a very religious man. 46. T/F Ray s previous job was selling insurance. 47. T/F Ray s name was used for a character in a book written by Salinger. 48. T/F When Ray was a child he killed a bird with a gun. 49. T/F Ray and Richard are identical twins. 50. T/F When the announcer says, If you build it, he will come, he refers to Ray s father John. Shoeless Joe Essay Test Choose 2 and respond in one paragraph of at least six, complete sentences. Please do not write more than ten sentences. 1. Explain what Kinsella means by Shoeless Joe became a symbol of the tyranny of the powerful over the powerless. 2. What is the role of Annie in the book? 3. How is this book about second chances or redemption? 4. Explore and explain the dynamics of the father/son relationship in the novel Shoeless Joe.