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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. How many people left Yamacraw in the migration?

2. What does Pat Conroy like to do after school?

3. How did the Halloween trip help Pat Conroy's standing on the island?

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

5. Who tries to prevent the students from leaving Yamacraw Island for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the library in Yamacraw school ironic?

3. What appeals to Pat Conroy about many of the people he meets in Chapter 4?

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

5. Physically describe Bennington.

6. How do the people on the island react to the two students from Cowell College?

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

8. Why are the parents against Pat Conroy's idea to take the children off the island to celebrate Halloween?

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

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

Create a personality portrait of Pat Conroy.

1) What does he look like physically?

2) What is his history?

2) What does he plan to accomplish at Yamacraw?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze Pat Conroy's relationship with one of the following examples:

1. The school administration.

2. Mrs. Brown.

3. The people of Yamacraw Island.

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