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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. What sport does Peter teach the kids of Yamacraw Island?

2. Why did Uncle Charlie cut his cat's head off?

3. Who hangs the shocking pictures on the board in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the first parent to give permission for the Washington D.C. trip?

5. What makes Mrs. Brown angry during the collage making in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Brown carry a gun?

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

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

6. Why were some people in Washington D.C. surprised by the children of Yamacraw Island?

7. Why do the people on Yamacraw Island drink?

8. Why are the scenes where the parents object to the children going to Washington D.C. familiar?

9. Why does Mrs. Brown always mention she is part Cherokee Indian?

10. By Chapter 11, why might the neighbors object to Pat Conroy and Barbara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief essay analyzing the way some whites are willing to be taken advantage of in "The Water is Wide", simply to prove they are against racism.

1) Who are some of the whites taken advantage of in "The Water is Wide?"

2) Why do they allow this happen?

3) How does their behavior effect the blacks on Yamacraw Island?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the hypocrisy of those who claim to be good religious folks in "The Water is Wide."

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