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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeke is concerned about the what in Yamacraw?

2. What pet name does Mrs. Brown give kids in her class?

3. What modern convenience does Yamacraw lack?

4. What type of insect tortures Pat Conroy on Yamacraw?

5. The students thought the word Conroy was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Brown object to singing into the tape recorder in the classroom?

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

3. Although Mrs. Brown bans Joe and Jim from the school due to a lack of credentials, what is her real concern about their presence in the classroom?

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

5. What is significant to Pat Conroy about the abandoned home in Chapter 4?

6. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

7. How does Pat Conroy convince the parents of Yamacraw to send their children to South Carolina for Halloween?

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

9. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about the treatment of animals on the island?

10. Why does Pat Conroy express surprise upon learning that children of Yamacraw never celebrate Halloween?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Pat Conroy's relationship with Zeke Skimberry.

1) Describe Zeke.

2) Analyze Zeke's appeal to Pat Conroy.

3) Analyze what both men gain from their friendship.

Essay Topic 2

Create a detailed portrait of the educational opportunities offered to the blacks on Yamacraw island.

1) What is the state of education?

2) What public resources are available, and are they ironic?

3) How can the residents of Yamacraw put into practice the education they receive?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the island of Yamacraw.

1) What does it look like physically?

2) What is the mentality of those who live there?

3) What does it offer, and what does it lack?

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