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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. What kind of animal does Sam hurt in Chapter 5?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A toad.
(d) A newt.

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

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

4. Who suggested Pat Conroy change the direction of his teaching career?
(a) Bernie Schein.
(b) George Garbade.
(c) Mike Jones.
(d) Jason Keener.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of the welcome do the students receive in South Carolina?

2. In Chapter 5, where are the two island newcomers from?

3. Pat Conroy lost his job coaching basketball over what suspicion?

4. In what usual way does Prophet address Pat Conroy?

5. Pat Conroy doubts Yamacraw knows of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What appeals to Pat Conroy about many of the people he meets in Chapter 4?

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

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

5. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

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

7. Describe Yamacraw Island.

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

9. What type of things have the students at Yamacraw school not been taught?

10. Physically describe Bennington.

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