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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the kids most excited about in Washington D.C.?
(a) The park.
(b) A museum.
(c) The White House.
(d) The zoo.

3. In the spring, what luxury is given to the school house?
(a) Heat.
(b) Flower planting.
(c) Running water.
(d) Air conditioning.

4. What does Carol Ann do to convince the students she is a witch?
(a) She lights a fire.
(b) She flies.
(c) Magic tricks.
(d) She claims to have visited the spirit world.

5. Why did Uncle Charlie cut his cat's head off?
(a) It bit him.
(b) It ate a mouse.
(c) It ate a liver.
(d) It was going blind.

6. What animal moves into Pat Conroy's house in Chapter 8?
(a) Bats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Squirrels.

7. How high is the basketball basket on Yamacraw Island?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 8 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

8. What happens in January that hasn't happened on Yamacraw Island since 1952?
(a) The oysters are edible.
(b) The river floods the town.
(c) The fish start migrating.
(d) A bad cold spell.

9. Who is the tallest basketball player at the Yamacraw school?
(a) Top Cat.
(b) Saul.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Jasper.

10. Who does Pat Conroy appeal to for permission to travel to Washington D.C.?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Dr. Piedmont.
(c) Edna.
(d) All of these.

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

12. What news does Howard Sedgwick give Pat Conroy in Chapter 11?
(a) The oysters are edible.
(b) His wife is pregnant.
(c) He is fired.
(d) He gets a raise.

13. Who is against taking the students to Washington D.C.?
(a) Barbara.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) Zeke.
(d) Pat Conroy.

14. What do the girls wear to graduation?
(a) "Traditional white."
(b) "Education brown."
(c) "Green robes."
(d) "Red dresses."

15. How did Pat Conroy feel about the kids on Yamacraw Island?
(a) He liked them.
(b) He was afraid of them.
(c) He despised them.
(d) He was jealous of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how does Pat Conroy confront the school administration?

2. What basketball team does Pat Conroy take the boys to see?

3. Why does Pat Conroy sometimes travel the river in bad weather?

4. What do the students give Zeke at graduation?

5. On the river, what natural element scares Pat Conroy?

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