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

2. Who tries to prevent the students from leaving Yamacraw Island for Halloween?
(a) All of these.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) The children.
(d) The childrens' parents.

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

4. To Pat Conroy, what makes the Skimberry's interesting people?
(a) Their scientific abilities.
(b) Their support of the war.
(c) Their long hair.
(d) Their lack of pretense.

5. What type of tubing does the island use in bootlegging?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Iron.
(d) Plastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests bringing the students to Beaufort to celebrate Halloween?

2. What game does Pat Conroy let students play in class?

3. Who shot Saul's dog?

4. Which popular singer do the students in Yamacraw love?

5. What ends Pat Conroy's desire to swim at Yamacraw?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about the treatment of animals on the island?

8. Why did Ted Stone close his restaurant?

9. Physically describe Bennington.

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

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