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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. What does Mrs. Brown tell the children she's tired of after lecturing about hygiene?

2. What do the students give Zeke at graduation?

3. Barbara invites the girls to her house for what holiday?

4. What type of discipline does Pat Conroy disagree with?

5. Jasper is confused by what, at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pat Conroy realize at the end of Chapter 8?

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

3. Why do the people on Yamacraw Island drink?

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

5. How is Mrs. Brown affected by the power of being principal?

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

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

8. What does Pat Conroy talk about in front of the school board in Chapter 11?

9. Why does Pat Conroy lose his job permanently?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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