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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. What does the voice first tell Ray in the beginning of the novel?
2. What name does Ray call Annie when he continuously looks out his window to see if new players have arrived?
3. What happens while Ray is having dinner at a Greek diner?
4. Where does Ray go to learn more about taking care of a baseball field?
5. In "They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964", we learn about a member of Ray's family. Who is this person?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Annie's appearance.
2. How does Ray convince J.D. Salinger to admit to hearing the voice?
3. At the Minneapolis Twins ballpark, how do Ray, Salinger and Archie get into the stadium at night?
4. Describing his father for the first time, it is clear that Ray and his father share a love of baseball. What did Ray's father do that might have had an effect on Ray being a baseball fan?
5. What false tale does Eddie tell Ray?
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. In The Rapture of J.D. Salinger, what does Salinger promise Ray? Why is this significant?
9. As they drive from the game, Ray recalls the interview that J.D. Salinger gave about his boyhood dream; what was it?
10. Would Moonlight Graham rather be a doctor or a baseball player?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an expository essay giving an overview of the Black Sox scandal. Include key players, evidence against the players and Shoeless Joe's role. Include whether or not you think Shoeless Joe was guilty. What evidence is there against him?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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