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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pat Conroy lost his job coaching basketball over what suspicion?
(a) He couldn't shoot a basket.
(b) Poor coaching ability.
(c) Dislike for "the coloreds."
(d) Favor for "the coloreds."

2. Bernie earned a Top Tiger award for selling what?
(a) Toothpaste.
(b) Bibles.
(c) Sewing machines.
(d) Encyclopedias.

3. What type of equipment does Pat Conroy use to show the class movies?
(a) Television DVR recordings.
(b) His laptop.
(c) An automatic movie projector.
(d) A VCR.

4. What type of tubing does the island use in bootlegging?
(a) Copper.
(b) Iron.
(c) Silver.
(d) Plastic.

5. The Halloween trip gives the kids what impression of South Carolina?
(a) You can knock on any door and get candy.
(b) Ghosts and goblins run free.
(c) Everyone loves black children.
(d) Mrs. Brown is a witch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the island witch doctor?

2. What modern convenience does Yamacraw lack?

3. In Chapter One, Pat Conroy had not yet heard back from what organization?

4. Pat Conroy threatens to do what to anyone who doesn't want to hear the national news?

5. What pet name does Mrs. Brown give kids in her class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things go wrong on the Halloween trip to South Carolina?

2. For what purpose does Pat Conroy attempt to give the students a classical music education?

3. Why are the children of Yamacraw interested in the movie about the Salem Witch Trials?

4. What types of books have church groups provided for the public library in Yamacraw?

5. How does Pat Conroy convince the parents of Yamacraw to send their children to South Carolina for Halloween?

6. Why did Pat Conroy enjoy swearing as a teen?

7. What revelation helps Pat Conroy realize the Stones are frighteningly racist?

8. What does Bennington say about his personal relationship with colored people?

9. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

10. What things go right on the Halloween trip to South Carolina?

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