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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the students give Zeke at graduation?
(a) "The Bible."
(b) "The Family Man."
(c) A flask.
(d) "The Island Warrior."

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

4. In Chapter 7, Mrs. Brown beats Prophet for doing what?
(a) Spitting at the girls.
(b) Cussing.
(c) Hanging from the urinal.
(d) Stealing lunch money.

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

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

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

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

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

10. What basketball team does Pat Conroy take the boys to see?
(a) The Globetrotters.
(b) The Bulls.
(c) The Pistons.
(d) The Lakers.

11. In Chapter 8, how does Pat Conroy confront the school administration?
(a) Angry phone calls.
(b) Editorial columns.
(c) Parent intervention.
(d) Angry letters.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 12, Pat Conroy realizes who wants acceptance from whites?
(a) Dr. Piedmont.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) Pat Conroy.
(d) Bennington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Pat Conroy stops teaching does he write The Water is Wide?

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

3. In college, Pat Conroy was accused of having what kind of a nose?

4. In Chapter 10, Mrs. Barnwell tries to take what back from Pat Conroy?

5. Immediately following his dismissal, Pat Conroy believes Dr. Piedmont and Bennington are what?

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