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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. Yamacraw visitor Dick is from what city?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

3. Why did Uncle Charlie cut his cat's head off?
(a) It was going blind.
(b) It ate a liver.
(c) It bit him.
(d) It ate a mouse.

4. The islanders fear what, if Pat Conroy no longer teaches on the island?
(a) "He will turn to drinking."
(b) "The girls will have broken hearts."
(c) "The island will go down."
(d) "The boys will get violent."

5. When does graduation take place on Yamacraw Island?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Pat Conroy thinks what held him back from helping Yamacraw kids?

2. What makes Mrs. Brown angry during the collage making in Chapter 7?

3. What do the students give Zeke at graduation?

4. Why does Pat Conroy write The Water is Wide?

5. When do Pat Conroy and Barbara get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dr. Piedmont treat Pat Conroy in his second year at Yamacraw Island and why?

3. What is Pat Conroy struggling with at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What does Pat Conroy talk about in front of the school board in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Mrs. Brown carry a gun?

(see the answer keys)

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