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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) Jeering.
(b) They are ignored.
(c) Excited greetings.
(d) Lukewarm attention.

2. What does Pat Conroy feel for the Confederate flag?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Pride.
(d) Despair.

3. Where did Pat Conroy visit Dr. Henry Piedmont?
(a) Athens, Georgia.
(b) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
(c) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(d) Beaufort, South Carolina.

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

5. Where does Bernie Schein get shipped to?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Guam.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Africa.

6. What type of animal does Pat Conroy give his students?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mice.

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

8. Who is the king of Yamacraw Island?
(a) Jake Cross.
(b) Ted Stone.
(c) Belle Blair.
(d) Sam Thomas.

9. What pet name does Mrs. Brown give kids in her class?
(a) Kittens.
(b) Roosters.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Babies.

10. How many fingers do the illiterate students think are on a hand?
(a) Three.
(b) All of these.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

11. Pat Conroy hangs a poster of which classical artist on the classroom wall?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) James Brown.

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

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

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

15. What could interfere with Lou's mail delivery on the island?
(a) A broken mail truck.
(b) Weather and her mood.
(c) Dogs not tied up.
(d) Her bad back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had a "white school" built on the island?

2. Which student is sensitive about being short?

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

4. What caused migration away from Yamacraw?

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

(see the answer keys)

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