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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ray calls Annie from their brief stay at a motel. What does Annie tell Ray?

2. Why does Ray ask if JD Salinger eats soybeans?

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

4. What did Doc Graham always carry with him?

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

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

Conflict is a critical literary element in narrative writing. Analyze the conflict in Shoeless Joe. What type of conflict is it? What is the conflict? How does it further the story line? Use specific examples from the text to prove your point.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, analyze what affect point of view has on the novel. Using examples from the text, from what point of view is Shoeless Joe told? How would the novel change if it were told from the point of view of each of the following characters:

• JD Salinger

• Annie Kinsella

• Mark

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