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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Dr. Piedmont what discipline is available for Pat Conroy other than dismissal ?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Bennington.
(c) Pat Conroy's mother.
(d) The judge.

2. What method of physical control does Pat Conroy introduce in class?
(a) "Milking the rat."
(b) "Shooting the crow."
(c) "Flying the scout."
(d) "Choking the cat."

3. What does Mrs. Brown tell the children she's tired of after lecturing about hygiene?
(a) "The cost of toothpaste."
(b) "Boys not wearing deoderant."
(c) "People stinkin' in this school."
(d) "Girls wearin' too much perfume."

4. The islanders fear what, if Pat Conroy no longer teaches on the island?
(a) "He will turn to drinking."
(b) "The island will go down."
(c) "The boys will get violent."
(d) "The girls will have broken hearts."

5. How many of the island mothers plan to attend the board meeting to save Pat Conroy?
(a) 10.
(b) All of them.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

6. Barbara invites the girls to her house for what holiday?
(a) St. Patrick's Day.
(b) May Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Valentine's Day.

7. What does Pat Conroy want to teach kids during the summer?
(a) How to ride a bike.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) How to swim.

8. In Chapter 11, what does the board meeting agree to do for Pat Conroy?
(a) Let him keep his job.
(b) Give scholarships to the children.
(c) Fund his housing on the island.
(d) Thank him for his service.

9. In college, Pat Conroy was accused of having what kind of a nose?
(a) Goblin nose.
(b) Pig nose.
(c) Hog nose.
(d) Witch nose.

10. Jasper is confused by what, at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Lines on the road.
(b) Paying for a bus.
(c) The shape of his head.
(d) Why people like vegetables.

11. Why does Dr. Piedmont object to Pat Conroy's use of gas for the boat?
(a) It won't get him very far.
(b) The county is paying for it.
(c) It is polluting the waters.
(d) It is dangerous.

12. Pat Conroy believes he must learn to accept what, because it's everywhere?
(a) "Poverty."
(b) "Dirty politics."
(c) "Ignorance."
(d) "Bullcrap."

13. Who close to Pat Conroy yells at Dr. Piedmont at a board meeting?
(a) His father.
(b) Barbara.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

14. Who does Pat Conroy live with at the end of October?
(a) Ted Stone.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) An island family.
(d) His family.

15. In Chapter 12, who does Pat Conroy label "predictably mediocre?"
(a) Dr. Piedmont and Bennington.
(b) The kids on Yamacraw Island.
(c) Bennington.
(d) Dr. Piedmont.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the basketball basket on Yamacraw Island?

2. What time of day does Pat Conroy enjoy on the river?

3. What derogatory name was Dr. Piedmont called as a kid?

4. To get the school board to listen to him, Pat Conroy does what?

5. In Chapter 7, Mrs. Brown beats Prophet for doing what?

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