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

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

3. Pat Conroy wishes for what at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) To make more money.
(b) For Mrs. Brown to like him.
(c) To fix all his students.
(d) To get off the island.

4. What time of day does Pat Conroy enjoy on the river?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) 5 p.m.

5. Pat Conroy feels what issue is changing the South during The Water is Wide?
(a) Integration.
(b) Global warming.
(c) Religion in school.
(d) Hypocritical administration.

6. How long after Pat Conroy stops teaching does he write The Water is Wide?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) One year.
(c) Immediately.
(d) Two years.

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

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

9. In Chapter 8, Pat Conroy does what at the meeting with Bennington?
(a) Starts to walk out.
(b) Resigns his position.
(c) Accuses the administration of racism.
(d) Turns Mrs. Brown in for abuse.

10. Zeke jokes Pat Conroy should be careful of what, in the cold?
(a) Catching smallpox.
(b) Freezing off his right arm.
(c) The polar bears.
(d) Getting sunburned.

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

12. Prior to the Washington D.C. trip, who announces she is pregnant?
(a) Edna.
(b) Cindy Lou.
(c) Mrs. Brown.
(d) Barbara.

13. In Chapter 8, Zeke and Pat Conroy hit what on the river?
(a) Sharks.
(b) A stranded ship.
(c) The coast guard.
(d) A sandbar.

14. How do the students feel about Mrs. Brown?
(a) They love her.
(b) They think she's funny.
(c) They hate her.
(d) They respect her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Saul go to the bathroom on a public street?

2. How old is the letter from Judy Hanst?

3. In Chapter 11, what does the board meeting agree to do for Pat Conroy?

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

5. What does Pat Conroy do to try and keep his job?

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