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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. Which popular singer do the students in Yamacraw love?
2. Pat Conroy threatens to do what to anyone who doesn't want to hear the national news?
3. Who is the "first decent teacher" the deputy superintendent hired?
4. Where does Pat Conroy sleep his first night in Yamacraw?
5. What type of animal does Pat Conroy give his students?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the people on the island react to the two students from Cowell College?
2. For what purpose does Pat Conroy attempt to give the students a classical music education?
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. Why does Pat Conroy express surprise upon learning that children of Yamacraw never celebrate Halloween?
5. Why is the library in Yamacraw school ironic?
6. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Brown warn Pat Conroy now that he's "overseas?"
7. Why are the parents against Pat Conroy's idea to take the children off the island to celebrate Halloween?
8. How did Thomas anger the whites when he was young?
9. Why is Pat Conroy concerned about the treatment of animals on the island?
10. Why did Pat Conroy enjoy swearing as a teen?
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
Write an essay examining the idea of violence as a part of the culture on Yamacraw Island.
1) Why are the people violent?
2) Who are they violent towards?
3) How does this violence add to their oppression?
Essay Topic 3
Examine the hypocrisy of those who claim to be good religious folks in "The Water is Wide."
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