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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sound startles Ray as he watches the first game on the field?
2. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
3. There is something different between Ray's field and others he played on during his life. What is it?
4. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?
5. At the end if of the first game, Shoeless Joe mentions "the others." Who is he referring to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?
2. Why do Ray and J.D. Salinger drive to Chisholm, Minnesota?
3. When coming back into Iowa, why does Ray want to pick up Eddie Scissons?
4. What does Shoeless Joe ask Ray after the first game ends? What is Ray's answer?
5. Describe Moonlight Graham's experience of playing baseball in the Major Leagues.
6. What information do Ray and Salinger learn at the Baseball Hall of Fame?
7. What does Ray expect after he completes another section of the baseball field?
8. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, what does Salinger promise Ray? Why is this significant?
9. Describe Annie's appearance.
10. How does Ray convince J.D. Salinger to admit to hearing the voice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the reading of the novel, we have analyzed the development of the plot. In an essay, summarize the key events of the novel and what elements of plot they are. Include exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution.
Essay Topic 2
Write an expository essay giving an overview of the Black Sox scandal. Include key players, evidence against the players and Shoeless Joe's role. Include whether or not you think Shoeless Joe was guilty. What evidence is there against him?
Essay Topic 3
In an essay, examine the role of dynamic and static characters in the novel Shoeless Joe. Who are the dynamic characters? Static?
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