View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Graves say about Pat Conroy?

2. What object talks for Mrs. Graves when she gets mad?

3. Cindy Lou protests what about Halloween?

4. Which popular singer do the students in Yamacraw love?

5. What is Pat Conroy's philosophy at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the children of Yamacraw interested in the movie about the Salem Witch Trials?

2. 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?

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

4. What revelation helps Pat Conroy realize the Stones are frighteningly racist?

5. Why did Ted Stone close his restaurant?

6. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

7. According to Piedmont, how has Jesus changed him?

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

9. Describe Yamacraw 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

Although Pat Conroy is the teacher in "The Water is Wide," he has a lot to learn from his students. Write an essay analyzing what Pat Conroy is taught during his experience on Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the hypocrisy of those who claim to be good religious folks in "The Water is Wide."

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 617 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample