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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pat Conroy do to try and keep his job?
(a) Talk to the board.
(b) Talk to Dr. Piedmont.
(c) All of these.
(d) Gets a petition signed by the islanders.

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

3. By the end of Chapter 8, who has Pat Conroy alienated?
(a) Dr. Piedmont.
(b) Mr. Bennington.
(c) Mr. Randel.
(d) Mr. Miller.

4. How many straps does Mrs. Brown carry with her?
(a) Zero.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. What does Pat Conroy try to prepare his students for in the real world?
(a) Leaving the island.
(b) Raising a family.
(c) Viral infections.
(d) Pickpockets.

6. What happens to the mother of Oscar, Fred, and Prophet in Chapter 9?
(a) She is shot in the foot.
(b) She gets bit by a snake.
(c) She drowns in the river.
(d) She dies.

7. What sport does Peter teach the kids of Yamacraw Island?
(a) Ping pong.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Volleyball.

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

9. Who hangs the shocking pictures on the board in Chapter 7?
(a) The girls.
(b) The boys.
(c) Pat Conroy.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

10. What does Pat Conroy like about Mrs. Brown?
(a) Her fearlessness.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her love for children.
(d) Her humor.

11. When do Pat Conroy and Barbara get married?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

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

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

14. Yamacraw visitor Dick is from what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

15. Which Italian character sang as part of his lesson to the kids?
(a) Zeke.
(b) Richie.
(c) Peter.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who close to Pat Conroy yells at Dr. Piedmont at a board meeting?

2. After Pat Conroy's river rides, his feet would turn what color?

3. What do the boys wear to graduation?

4. Who does Pat Conroy live with at the end of October?

5. Pat Conroy feels he is fighting against what at the school?

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