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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. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?
2. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?
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 position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
5. As the first game comes to an end, what does Shoeless Joe ask Ray?
Short Essay Questions
1. What trick does Ray use to keep the field from freezing?
2. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?
3. Overall, Shoeless Joe is a novel about baseball. However, it is more than baseball. What is baseball a metaphor for?
4. What does Ray expect after he completes another section of the baseball field?
5. What do you think will happen to the baseball field after the last game in The Rapture of J.D. Salinger,?
6. Why do Ray and J.D. Salinger drive to Chisholm, Minnesota?
7. Describe Annie's appearance.
8. Describing his father for the first time, it is clear that Ray and his father share a love of baseball. What did Ray's father do that might have had an effect on Ray being a baseball fan?
9. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, describe what Salinger reveals to Ray to calm his anger.
10. Why do Salinger and Ray drive all night to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Shoeless Joe, some characters can see the "magic," while others cannot. In an essay, analyze who can see the magic and those that can't. What qualities do those who can see the magic possess?
Essay Topic 2
The setting significantly affects the plot of a novel. In an essay, analyze the role of setting including a description of the setting of Shoeless Joe, how the setting can change the novel, and examples of how the novel would be different if the setting were to change.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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