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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 do the girls wear to graduation?
(a) "Green robes."
(b) "Red dresses."
(c) "Traditional white."
(d) "Education brown."

2. When Pat Conroy visits Mrs. Brown at home, she surprises him by doing what?
(a) Crying with joy.
(b) Cooking him dinner.
(c) Pointing a gun at him.
(d) Kissing him.

3. Pat Conroy feels what issue is changing the South during The Water is Wide?
(a) Global warming.
(b) Integration.
(c) Religion in school.
(d) Hypocritical administration.

4. In Chapter 12, Pat Conroy thinks what held him back from helping Yamacraw kids?
(a) His lack of interest.
(b) His ego.
(c) History.
(d) His financial situation.

5. Barbara invites the girls to her house for what holiday?
(a) May Day.
(b) St. Patrick's Day.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Zeke and Pat Conroy hit what on the river?

2. When does graduation take place on Yamacraw Island?

3. What are the kids most excited about in Washington D.C.?

4. In Chapter 7, Mrs. Brown beats Prophet for doing what?

5. Who is against taking the students to Washington D.C.?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. By Chapter 11, why might the neighbors object to Pat Conroy and Barbara?

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

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

6. Why does Pat Conroy allow teachers from the mainland into his classroom?

7. How does Pat Conroy pay for the trip to Washington D.C. and why?

8. Why does Mrs. Brown carry a gun?

9. Why do the people on Yamacraw Island drink?

10. Why does Mrs. Brown always mention she is part Cherokee Indian?

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