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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. Where does Ray believe J.D. Salinger lives?
2. Before he became a farmer, what did Ray do for a living?
3. What position did Ray's father play in the minor leagues?
4. After returning from the war, which team does Ray's father quickly learn to love?
5. At the end of Chapter One, what does Shoeless Joe mistake Ray's field for?
Short Essay Questions
1. When a policeman pulls Ray over, why doesn't JD Salinger tell the officer that he has been kidnapped by Ray?
2. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, what does Salinger promise Ray? Why is this significant?
3. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?
4. As they drive from the game, Ray recalls the interview that J.D. Salinger gave about his boyhood dream; what was it?
5. While at the Minneapolis Twins ballpark, what does Ray ask Salinger and Archie?
6. Who is Eddie Scissons? What is his relationship to Ray?
7. According to J.D. Salinger, how are writers like magicians?
8. Ray remarks that Shoeless Joe is the only player of "substance" the night he first arrives on the field. How does Ray describe the other players that night?
9. As Ray and Salinger leave Chisholm, who do they pick up?
10. Describe Ray's second vision after hearing the message, "Ease his pain."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
W.P. Kinsella uses an abundance of figurative language to describe people, places and actions. In an essay analyze the use of figurative language in Shoeless Joe. Cite examples from the text of figurative language. Do you think the figurative language in the novel adds to or detracts from the telling of the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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