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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many fingers do the illiterate students think are on a hand?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) All of these.
(d) Three.
2. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about sending the kids to Beaufort for Halloween?
(a) They get motion sick on the water.
(b) They do not celebrate Halloween.
(c) They do not have costumes.
(d) They might experience racism.
3. Who is the king of Yamacraw Island?
(a) Belle Blair.
(b) Sam Thomas.
(c) Jake Cross.
(d) Ted Stone.
4. What does Mrs. Graves say about Pat Conroy?
(a) He is "fat."
(b) He is a "fine lookin' man."
(c) He is "uneducated."
(d) He is a "conceited man."
5. Pat Conroy doubts Yamacraw knows of what?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The information highway.
(c) Gun control.
(d) The Constitution.
6. During the time period of The Water is Wide, Brazil produced the most what for the world?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Models.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Tea.
7. In Chapter 5, where are the two island newcomers from?
(a) Spain.
(b) California.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.
8. What type of insect tortures Pat Conroy on Yamacraw?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Beetles.
9. What type of equipment does Pat Conroy use to show the class movies?
(a) Television DVR recordings.
(b) An automatic movie projector.
(c) A VCR.
(d) His laptop.
10. In Chapter One, Pat Conroy had not yet heard back from what organization?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Peace Corp.
(d) Greenpeace.
11. Who in South Carolina sent the kids letters after their Halloween trip?
(a) Host families.
(b) Girls.
(c) All of these.
(d) Boys.
12. What prevents the group from returning to Yamacraw Island after Halloween?
(a) An injured student.
(b) The weather.
(c) A missing student.
(d) They arrive in Yamacraw as scheduled.
13. Who had a "white school" built on the island?
(a) The blacks.
(b) Pat Conroy.
(c) Lou and Ted.
(d) The whites.
14. What caused migration away from Yamacraw?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Lack of vaccines.
(c) A desire for education.
(d) A factory's pollutants.
15. What food item from Yamacraw is famous?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Pralines.
(c) Honey.
(d) Seaweed.
Short Answer Questions
1. What could interfere with Lou's mail delivery on the island?
2. What game does Pat Conroy let students play in class?
3. What pet name does Mrs. Brown give kids in her class?
4. Where does Pat Conroy sleep his first night in Yamacraw?
5. Where does Bernie Schein get shipped to?
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