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

2. What type of insect tortures Pat Conroy on Yamacraw?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Cockroaches.

3. The children are transported by what during the Halloween festivities?
(a) A hot-air balloon.
(b) Motorcycles.
(c) A bus.
(d) A trolley.

4. Who is the "first decent teacher" the deputy superintendent hired?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) Mrs. Black.
(c) Mrs. Jacobsen.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

5. What does Pat Conroy watch for when boating?
(a) High tide.
(b) Natural wildlife.
(c) Sandbars and oyster banks.
(d) Sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat Conroy feel for the Confederate flag?

2. Why does Mrs. Brown make Pat Conroy principal of the school?

3. Who is the island witch doctor?

4. What is Pat Conroy's philosophy at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Who confronted Pat Conroy on the day Martin Luther was buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What social action did Pat Conroy take after Martin Luther King was shot?

2. Describe Yamacraw Island.

3. According to Piedmont, how has Jesus changed him?

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

5. Why did Pat Conroy enjoy swearing as a teen?

6. For what purpose does Pat Conroy attempt to give the students a classical music education?

7. What does Bennington warn Pat Conroy of on his first expedition to the island?

8. Why are the children of Yamacraw interested in the movie about the Salem Witch Trials?

9. What does Bennington say about his personal relationship with colored people?

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

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