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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 has the best rifle collection on the island?

2. How did Pat Conroy feel about the kids on Yamacraw Island?

3. What does Pat Conroy do to try and keep his job?

4. When does graduation take place on Yamacraw Island?

5. Who asks Dr. Piedmont what discipline is available for Pat Conroy other than dismissal ?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the administration concerned about Pat Conroy's gas bill for the boat?

2. Why does Pat Conroy lose his job permanently?

3. Why does Pat Conroy want to get along with Mrs. Brown?

4. What is the reaction of the children to the domestic violence on the island?

5. In Chapter 8, why does the administration refuse to let Pat Conroy speak at the school board meeting?

6. What method of teaching does Pat Conroy claim to use to appease Mrs. Brown?

7. Why does Mrs. Brown always mention she is part Cherokee Indian?

8. How does Pat Conroy's popularity as a teacher affect Mrs. Brown?

9. How does Mrs. Brown feel about the blacks on Yamacraw Island?

10. Who protests Pat Conroy's dismissal from his job?

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 supporting or refuting the following statement, citing examples from the text: Mrs. Brown abuses her power at the school on Yamacraw Island.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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