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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. The students thought the word Conroy was what?
(a) Biblical.
(b) Funny.
(c) French.
(d) Voodoo.

2. What game does Pat Conroy let students play in class?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Play and Talk.
(c) Dice.
(d) Hearts.

3. What sport goes violently wrong when Pat Conroy tries to teach it?
(a) Squash.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Soccer.

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

5. What saying hung in the classroom on Pat Conroy's visit?
(a) Dream it and do it.
(b) Learn and all will follow.
(c) Education is the key to success.
(d) Just do it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets injured during the Halloween festivities?

2. Pat Conroy doubts Yamacraw knows of what?

3. What type of equipment does Pat Conroy use to show the class movies?

4. Who shot Saul's dog?

5. What color is home protection in voodoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Physically describe Bennington.

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

4. Describe Yamacraw Island.

5. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

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

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

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

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

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

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