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

Short Answer Questions

1. What signals to Salinger, Scissons, and Ray that the baseball players have returned?

2. How does Ray get through the locked door?

3. What does Ray expect to find in the Iowa City library after Eddie's funeral?

4. What is Eddie Scissons' claim to fame?

5. What additional message did the voice give JD Salinger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, examine the role of dynamic and static characters in the novel Shoeless Joe. Who are the dynamic characters? Static?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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