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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pat Conroy sometimes travel the river in bad weather?
(a) He loves the cold weather.
(b) He likes the risk.
(c) To prove it can be done.
(d) To show off.

2. What time of day does Pat Conroy enjoy on the river?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

3. In Chapter 8, how does Pat Conroy confront the school administration?
(a) Angry letters.
(b) Angry phone calls.
(c) Parent intervention.
(d) Editorial columns.

4. Pat Conroy threatens to do what to anyone who doesn't want to hear the national news?
(a) Break their arm.
(b) Applaud them.
(c) Give them an A+.
(d) Flunk them out.

5. In Chapter One, Pat Conroy had not yet heard back from what organization?
(a) Greenpeace.
(b) The Peace Corp.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pat Conroy lost his job coaching basketball over what suspicion?

2. Where did Pat Conroy visit Dr. Henry Piedmont?

3. The Halloween trip gives the kids what impression of South Carolina?

4. What type of large snake does the island house?

5. Pat Conroy feels he is fighting against what at the school?

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