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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 tallest basketball player at the Yamacraw school?

2. In what city does Saul go to the bathroom on a public street?

3. What helps relieve Pat Conroy's anger at his dismissal?

4. When does graduation take place on Yamacraw Island?

5. Pat Conroy believes he must learn to accept what, because it's everywhere?

Short Essay Questions

1. What health risks does Pat Conroy endure while commuting during the winter?

2. Why are the scenes where the parents object to the children going to Washington D.C. familiar?

3. How does Dr. Piedmont treat Pat Conroy in his second year at Yamacraw Island and why?

4. What type of relationship does Mrs. Brown have with her students?

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

6. Why does Pat Conroy allow teachers from the mainland into his classroom?

7. Why does Pat Conroy decide to commute to the island?

8. By Chapter 11, why might the neighbors object to Pat Conroy and Barbara?

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

10. Why is Mrs. Brown's reaction to Prophet hanging from the water tank in the bathroom shocking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Pat Conroy's relationship with one of the following examples:

1. The school administration.

2. Mrs. Brown.

3. The people of 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 prejudice the children on Yamacraw Island will have to face beyond just the color of their skin.

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