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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 is the island witch doctor?

2. Pat Conroy threatens to do what to anyone who doesn't want to hear the national news?

3. Who protests the showing of films to students?

4. What does Pat Conroy watch for when boating?

5. Why is it impossible to commute to the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mrs. Brown warn Pat Conroy now that he's "overseas?"

6. Why did Ted Stone close his restaurant?

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

8. Why does Mrs. Brown object to singing into the tape recorder in the classroom?

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

10. Describe Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief essay analyzing the way some whites are willing to be taken advantage of in "The Water is Wide", simply to prove they are against racism.

1) Who are some of the whites taken advantage of in "The Water is Wide?"

2) Why do they allow this happen?

3) How does their behavior effect the blacks on Yamacraw Island?

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

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

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