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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. At the end of September, where does Pat Conroy move?

2. What game does Pat Conroy let students play in class?

3. Who in South Carolina sent the kids letters after their Halloween trip?

4. What does Pat Conroy like to do after school?

5. The children are transported by what during the Halloween festivities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pat Conroy express surprise upon learning that children of Yamacraw never celebrate Halloween?

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

3. Why is the library in Yamacraw school ironic?

4. Describe Yamacraw Island.

5. Physically describe Bennington.

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

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

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

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

10. How did Thomas anger the whites when he was young?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Pat Conroy's relationship with one of the following examples:

1. The school administration.

2. Mrs. Brown.

3. The people of Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topic 2

Create a personality portrait of Pat Conroy.

1) What does he look like physically?

2) What is his history?

2) What does he plan to accomplish at Yamacraw?

Essay Topic 3

Based on the final chapters of "The Water is Wide," examine the racism of those running the educational system in South Carolina.

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