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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests bringing the students to Beaufort to celebrate Halloween?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Mrs. Brown.
(d) Pat Conroy.

2. Where is Zeke Skimberry from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Madrid.
(c) California.
(d) London.

3. Where does Pat Conroy request to teach?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Yamacraw Island.
(d) Harlem.

4. Which popular singer do the students in Yamacraw love?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) James Brown.

5. What type of program do Jim and Joe set up after school?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Golf.
(c) Recreation.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal bites Pat Conroy in Chapter 5?

2. What does Pat Conroy like to do after school?

3. What type of equipment does Pat Conroy use to show the class movies?

4. Who is the "first decent teacher" the deputy superintendent hired?

5. What could interfere with Lou's mail delivery on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Although Mrs. Brown bans Joe and Jim from the school due to a lack of credentials, what is her real concern about their presence in the classroom?

2. Why did Ted Stone close his restaurant?

3. How do the people on the island react to the two students from Cowell College?

4. Why does Mrs. Brown object to singing into the tape recorder in the classroom?

5. Physically describe Bennington.

6. How does Pat Conroy spend his days after school?

7. What types of books have church groups provided for the public library in Yamacraw?

8. What things go wrong on the Halloween trip to South Carolina?

9. Why are the parents against Pat Conroy's idea to take the children off the island to celebrate Halloween?

10. How did Thomas anger the whites when he was young?

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