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

2. Who is the deputy superintendent?

3. What type of tubing does the island use in bootlegging?

4. Who had a "white school" built on the island?

5. What color is home protection in voodoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Pat Conroy enjoy swearing as a teen?

3. Describe Yamacraw Island.

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

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

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

7. What does Bennington warn Pat Conroy of on his first expedition to the island?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationships between whites and blacks during the time period of "The Water is Wide."

1) What time period is it and what is happening politically in the United States?

2) How do whites feel about blacks?

3) How do blacks feel about whites?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the acceptance of racism on Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Pat Conroy's concern that the children of Yamacraw are not treated fairly by their country.

1) What opportunities do the children lack?

2) Who is willing to help them get ahead?

3) Why does their struggle for success seem hopeless?

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