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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of the welcome do the students receive in South Carolina?
(a) They are ignored.
(b) Lukewarm attention.
(c) Jeering.
(d) Excited greetings.

2. What first assignment does Pat Conroy give the class?
(a) Spell their names.
(b) Sing the alphabet.
(c) Draw their family.
(d) Draw him.

3. Beaufort friends warn Pat Conroy against befriending who?
(a) Lou and Ted.
(b) Frank and Mary.
(c) Zeke Skimberry.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

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

5. What modern convenience does Yamacraw lack?
(a) Running water.
(b) Internet.
(c) Telephone service.
(d) Electricity.

6. What do the kids call Leonard Bernstein?
(a) Young Len.
(b) Lenny Burn Stine.
(c) Old Shy-Koski.
(d) Lenny Side Burns.

7. The children are transported by what during the Halloween festivities?
(a) A hot-air balloon.
(b) A trolley.
(c) Motorcycles.
(d) A bus.

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

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

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

11. What type of program do Jim and Joe set up after school?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Recreation.
(c) Reading.
(d) Golf.

12. How many books were donated to the Yamacraw community center?
(a) 1000.
(b) 100.
(c) 2000.
(d) 5.

13. How did the Halloween trip help Pat Conroy's standing on the island?
(a) The women started to love him.
(b) It made him an outcast.
(c) It helped him assimilate.
(d) It lost him friends.

14. What type of tubing does the island use in bootlegging?
(a) Copper.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Iron.
(d) Silver.

15. What kind of animal does Sam hurt in Chapter 5?
(a) A toad.
(b) A cat.
(c) A newt.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Top Cat do with the tape recorder?

2. Who tries to prevent the students from leaving Yamacraw Island for Halloween?

3. After Halloween, Mrs. Brown shames the class over what?

4. Who protests the showing of films to students?

5. Who gets injured during the Halloween festivities?

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