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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 title does Pat Conroy give himself after trouble starts with Mrs. Brown?
(a) Class officer.
(b) Safety office.
(c) Assistant principal.
(d) The terminator.

2. How many of the island mothers plan to attend the board meeting to save Pat Conroy?
(a) 10.
(b) All of them.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Who is Pat Conroy's only friend in the administration?
(a) Mr. Bennington.
(b) Mr. Randel.
(c) Dr. Piedmont.
(d) Mr. Miller.

4. What derogatory name was Dr. Piedmont called as a kid?
(a) Bow legs.
(b) Rash face.
(c) Rat tail.
(d) Lint head.

5. What helps relieve Pat Conroy's anger at his dismissal?
(a) Compensation.
(b) Time.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who close to Pat Conroy yells at Dr. Piedmont at a board meeting?

2. In Chapter 9, who is hit in the back with a chair?

3. What does Pat Conroy suggest the kids do when Mrs. Brown talks?

4. Zeke jokes Pat Conroy should be careful of what, in the cold?

5. What news does Howard Sedgwick give Pat Conroy in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is domestic violence common on the island?

2. What does Pat Conroy realize at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What health risks does Pat Conroy endure while commuting during the winter?

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

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

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

9. Why were some people in Washington D.C. surprised by the children of Yamacraw Island?

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

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