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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. After Halloween, Mrs. Brown shames the class over what?
(a) Stealing candy.
(b) Who wet the wrestling mat.
(c) Their lack of intelligence.
(d) Dressing up.

2. The students thought the word Conroy was what?
(a) Voodoo.
(b) French.
(c) Biblical.
(d) Funny.

3. What color is home protection in voodoo?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. What does Mrs. Graves say about Pat Conroy?
(a) He is a "conceited man."
(b) He is "uneducated."
(c) He is a "fine lookin' man."
(d) He is "fat."

5. Cindy Lou protests what about Halloween?
(a) All the "poisoned apples."
(b) Eating "free candy."
(c) Dressing up in "ghost clothes."
(d) Dressing up as "a witch."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as a "portrait of efficiency?"

2. Who gets injured during the Halloween festivities?

3. What saying hung in the classroom on Pat Conroy's visit?

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

5. Who had a "white school" built on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pat Conroy express surprise upon learning that children of Yamacraw never celebrate Halloween?

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

3. What is significant to Pat Conroy about the abandoned home in Chapter 4?

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

5. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

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

7. How does Ted Stone feel about killing men while at war?

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

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

10. Why did Ted Stone close his restaurant?

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