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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. What type of large snake does the island house?
(a) Copperhead.
(b) Diamondback rattlesnake.
(c) Hognose.
(d) Boa constrictor.

2. What caused migration away from Yamacraw?
(a) A factory's pollutants.
(b) Hurricanes.
(c) A desire for education.
(d) Lack of vaccines.

3. Why is it impossible to commute to the island?
(a) No transportation.
(b) Too expensive.
(c) Treacherous weather.
(d) Pirates.

4. Pat Conroy doubts Yamacraw knows of what?
(a) The information highway.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) Gun control.
(d) The Constitution.

5. What does Top Cat do with the tape recorder?
(a) Runs from it.
(b) Sings into it.
(c) Smashes it.
(d) Hides it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The students thought the word Conroy was what?

3. What kind of animal does Sam hurt in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Pat Conroy request to teach?

5. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about sending the kids to Beaufort for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Brown object to singing into the tape recorder in the classroom?

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

3. How does Pat Conroy spend his days after school?

4. What social action did Pat Conroy take after Martin Luther King was shot?

5. What does Bennington warn Pat Conroy of on his first expedition to the island?

6. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

7. What appeals to Pat Conroy about many of the people he meets in Chapter 4?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Brown warn Pat Conroy now that he's "overseas?"

9. What type of things have the students at Yamacraw school not been taught?

10. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about the treatment of animals on the island?

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