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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Jim and Joe banned from teaching on Yamacraw Island?
(a) Joe cannot read.
(b) Pat Conroy doesn't like them.
(c) Jim swears too much.
(d) They lack credentials.

2. Who in South Carolina sent the kids letters after their Halloween trip?
(a) Girls.
(b) All of these.
(c) Host families.
(d) Boys.

3. In Chapter 5, where are the two island newcomers from?
(a) Spain.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) California.
(d) South Carolina.

4. Who confronted Pat Conroy on the day Martin Luther was buried?
(a) The administration.
(b) Lily Smalls.
(c) Lureen Wallace.
(d) His wife.

5. Who is described as a "portrait of efficiency?"
(a) Ted Stone.
(b) Andy Pappas.
(c) Lou Stone.
(d) Miss Glover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bernie earned a Top Tiger award for selling what?

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

3. What sport goes violently wrong when Pat Conroy tries to teach it?

4. Who is the "first decent teacher" the deputy superintendent hired?

5. What is Pat Conroy's philosophy at the end of Chapter 6?

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