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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. Who protests the showing of films to students?

2. How many people left Yamacraw in the migration?

3. At the end of September, where does Pat Conroy move?

4. What type of equipment does Pat Conroy use to show the class movies?

5. What is Ted Stone's attitude when first meeting Pat Conroy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

5. What does Bennington say about his personal relationship with colored people?

6. What types of books have church groups provided for the public library in Yamacraw?

7. Physically describe Bennington.

8. What social action did Pat Conroy take after Martin Luther King was shot?

9. How did Thomas anger the whites when he was young?

10. What things go right on the Halloween trip to South Carolina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: When Pat Conroy tries to keep the peace with Mrs. Brown at the school, he is doing the children a disservice.

Essay Topic 2

Create an argument for or against the following statement, citing examples from the text: Pat Conroy fails to set an example against racism on Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topic 3

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

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