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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. According to Ray, which position player can teach you everything you need to know about a game?
2. How did Shoeless Joe get his nickname?
3. Annie teases Ray that he couldn't know J.D. Salinger, but Ray feels that J.D. Salinger somehow knows him. How?
4. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?
5. What name does JD Salinger ask Ray to call him?
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. 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?
3. Why do Salinger and Ray drive all night to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
4. What did Dr. Graham always buy for his wife?
5. Why do Ray and J.D. Salinger drive to Chisholm, Minnesota?
6. Why doesn't anyone appear after Ray finishes the area around home plate?
7. As Ray and Salinger leave Chisholm, who do they pick up?
8. What trick does Ray use to keep the field from freezing?
9. In Ray's opinion, are there many baseball fans in Iowa at the beginning of the novel?
10. What happens when Karin chokes on a hot dog bun?
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
In an essay, analyze what genre Shoeless Joe is. What evidence from the text supports your opinion? Is it only one genre or a combination?
Essay Topic 3
In Shoeless Joe, baseball is a metaphor for religion. How does W.P. Kinsella critique traditional organized religion using baseball as a metaphor?
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