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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the hitch-hiker Ray and JD Salinger pick up?

2. How does Ray know Eddie?

3. What is the title of the article about Dr. Graham?

4. How does Annie convince her mother to reveal Mark's plans?

5. How does Ray determine what year it is as he is talking with Doc Graham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For some, the baseball field in Iowa is considered heaven. For others, the baseball field is a way to get to heaven. Write an essay comparing these two occurrences. For which characters is the baseball field heaven, and for which characters is it a way to get to heaven? Use examples from the text to support your argument.

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

In an essay, write a literary critique of The Shoeless Joe. Include the following:

• What is the author's purpose in writing the story?

• What is the author's underlying belief about the topic?

• Do you agree with the author's conclusions?

• Does the writing follow a conventional plot diagram?

• Is the conflict made clear?

• Do you agree with the author's resolution of the conflict?

• Is there enough evidence throughout the novel to support the events that take place?

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