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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. On the river, what natural element scares Pat Conroy?
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Fog.
(c) Winds.
(d) Sleet.

2. In Chapter 11, Dr. Piedmont complains Pat Conroy's hair is what?
(a) Turning gray.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Too long.
(d) Unflattering to his image.

3. When does graduation take place on Yamacraw Island?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) June.

4. In Chapter 8, the administration fights with Pat Conroy about what?
(a) His request for better supplies.
(b) The gasoline bill for the commuter boat.
(c) Assigning Mrs. Brown as principal.
(d) The test scores of the students.

5. What does Ted Stone accuse Steve McQueen of being?
(a) A womanizer.
(b) Too wealthy.
(c) A Nazi.
(d) Handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the tallest basketball player at the Yamacraw school?

2. Who does Pat Conroy appeal to for permission to travel to Washington D.C.?

3. What does Carol Ann offer the students?

4. What type of discipline does Pat Conroy disagree with?

5. By the end of Chapter 8, who has Pat Conroy alienated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Piedmont treat Pat Conroy in his second year at Yamacraw Island and why?

2. What is Pat Conroy struggling with at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Why do the people on Yamacraw Island drink?

4. What does Pat Conroy hope for the children of Yamacraw Island?

5. Why does Pat Conroy decide to commute to the island?

6. What type of relationship does Mrs. Brown have with her students?

7. How does Mrs. Brown feel about the blacks on Yamacraw Island?

8. What does Pat Conroy talk about in front of the school board in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Pat Conroy get fired at the beginning of Chapter 11?

10. Why is Mrs. Brown's reaction to Prophet hanging from the water tank in the bathroom shocking?

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