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Kinsella, "Shoeless Joe Jackson ..."

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1
What position did Shoeless Joe play?
Second base
Left field
Catcher
Shortstop
2
What will the narrator NOT ask Shoeless Joe about?
The nickname "Shoeless Joe"
Shoeless Joe's opinions about night lights on a baseball field
The Black Sox scandal
Shoeless Joe's life insurance
3
When Shoeless Joe says, "This must be heaven," the narrator replies ...
"It must seem like it to you."
"Heaven isn't as green."
"No. It's Iowa."
"No. It's a cornfield."
4
Where does the story take place?
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Idaho
5
What does the voice tell the narrator?
"If you build it, he will come."
"Baseball is life."
"You will build it because you miss him."
"Tear down this corn field."
6
For whom did Shoeless Joe play for in 1919?
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
7
What is the name of the narrator's wife?
Annie
Jessie
Alice
Elizabeth
8
How did the narrator learn about Shoeless Joe?
From watching the White Sox
From books on baseball history
From his father
From an old urban legend
9
At the end of practice, what does Shoeless Joe ask the narrator?
If other players can come to the field
If the narrator can fix the grass in left field
If the narrator can build more bleachers
If he could play on the field during the day
10
The narrator recommends a catcher to Shoeless Joe. Whom does he recommend?
Earl Smith
Himself
Ray Schalk
His father