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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 student is sensitive about being short?

2. What does Mrs. Graves say about Pat Conroy?

3. Who protests the showing of films to students?

4. What type of animal does Pat Conroy give his students?

5. What does Top Cat do with the tape recorder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Pat Conroy express surprise upon learning that children of Yamacraw never celebrate Halloween?

6. Explain why the Yamacraw oyster trade fell apart.

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze Pat Conroy's teaching method on the island of Yamacraw.

1) In what way is he non-traditional?

2) What type of education does he offer?

3) How do the students respond to his teaching?

Essay Topic 3

Although Pat Conroy is the teacher in "The Water is Wide," he has a lot to learn from his students. Write an essay analyzing what Pat Conroy is taught during his experience on Yamacraw Island.

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