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

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Oldest Living Chicago Cub, why is Mark so desperate to buy Ray's farm?

2. What happens in Moonlight Graham's first at bat on Ray's field?

3. Ray leaves JD Salinger alone in the hotel room and goes for a walk. How does Ray come across Doc Graham?

4. Doc Graham asks Ray if he is what kind of inanimate object?

5. With what title does Moonlight Graham sign a questionnaire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Ray goes to extreme measures to fulfill the instructions of the voice in his head. For Ray, it's about more than simply doing what he is told. It is about fulfilling dreams. In an essay, analyze the theme of fulfilling dreams. Whose dreams are fulfilled? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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