Shoeless Joe Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shoeless Joe Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why does Ray stop in Chicago on his road trip to New Hampshire?

2. As Ray and Salinger travel towards Boston, why does a policeman pull Ray over?

3. How many times does Ray hear the voice's first instructions?

4. What does Ray feel is ironic about Fenway Park?

5. How and where does Ray first meet Annie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information do Ray and Salinger learn at the Baseball Hall of Fame?

2. At the Minneapolis Twins ballpark, how do Ray, Salinger and Archie get into the stadium at night?

3. How does Ray convince J.D. Salinger to admit to hearing the voice?

4. As they drive from the game, Ray recalls the interview that J.D. Salinger gave about his boyhood dream; what was it?

5. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, describe what Salinger reveals to Ray to calm his anger.

6. When coming back into Iowa, why does Ray want to pick up Eddie Scissons?

7. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, Salinger says he wants to "touch the perfect dream." Describe what the "perfect dream" might be for Salinger.

8. What did Dr. Graham always buy for his wife?

9. At the Twins game, what does Salinger hear that Ray does not? How does this make Ray feel?

10. Who is Eddie Scissons? What is his relationship to Ray?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, an author's bias about an event comes through in their writing. In an essay, evaluate W.P. Kinsella's stance Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Overall, W.P. Kinsella wants the reader to believe in a simpler time where all was good. Was all truly good in the world at this time? For whom was it an unequal time?

Essay Topic 3

Kinsella uses the literary technique of flashbacks to help fill in details about Ray's life. These flashbacks are interspersed with current activity, which form the combination of foreshadowing future events. In an essay, analyze the use of flashbacks to foreshadow future events. Use examples from the text to support your thesis.

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