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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 type of discipline does Pat Conroy disagree with?
(a) Essay writing.
(b) Calling parents.
(c) Shouting at students.
(d) Corporal punishment.

2. What does Mrs. Brown tell the children she's tired of after lecturing about hygiene?
(a) "The cost of toothpaste."
(b) "Girls wearin' too much perfume."
(c) "Boys not wearing deoderant."
(d) "People stinkin' in this school."

3. What does Pat Conroy raise money for by working at the Desegregation Center?
(a) Coats and gloves.
(b) A school trip to Atlanta.
(c) Food for the islanders.
(d) A new library.

4. What do the boys wear to graduation?
(a) Blue jeans.
(b) Black suits.
(c) Dark blue suits.
(d) Tuxedos.

5. In Chapter 8, Pat Conroy does what at the meeting with Bennington?
(a) Starts to walk out.
(b) Resigns his position.
(c) Turns Mrs. Brown in for abuse.
(d) Accuses the administration of racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Mrs. Barnwell tries to take what back from Pat Conroy?

2. Barbara invites the girls to her house for what holiday?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Pat Conroy confront the school administration?

4. What happens in January that hasn't happened on Yamacraw Island since 1952?

5. In what city does Saul go to the bathroom on a public street?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pat Conroy get fired at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. Why does Pat Conroy lose his job permanently?

3. How does Pat Conroy's popularity as a teacher affect Mrs. Brown?

4. What does Pat Conroy hope for the children of Yamacraw Island?

5. Who protests Pat Conroy's dismissal from his job?

6. Why is Mrs. Brown against the kids taking a trip to Washington D.C.?

7. What is the reaction of the children to the domestic violence on the island?

8. How does Mrs. Brown feel about the blacks on Yamacraw Island?

9. How is Mrs. Brown affected by the power of being principal?

10. Why does Pat Conroy want to get along with Mrs. Brown?

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