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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did the battle between England and Scotland occur in "Rodanthe's Drum of Old Christmas"?
(a) 1746.
(b) 1748.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1749.

2. How does the girl in "The Core Point Ghosts" feel about her situation?
(a) Very guilty.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

3. Where does the person wake from his dream and go to in "The Beckoning Hands"?
(a) Outside in the garden.
(b) The Hallway from his dream.
(c) Through the tunnel that connects the mansion to the shore.
(d) To the library.

4. Where is Joe's body found?
(a) By the tracks.
(b) In a swamp.
(c) In a lake.
(d) In a ditch.

5. What are the Outer Banks like when Joe and Josephine Bell live?
(a) Moderately busy.
(b) Mainly inhabited by fisherman.
(c) Virtually unpopulated.
(d) Very busy.

6. In "The Beckoning Hands" who does the pirate want to live with?
(a) The old lady.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His wife and daughter, Caroline.

7. What does the person find after waking in "The Beckoning Hands"?
(a) A trapdoor with a skeleton occupying its sealed room below.
(b) A mysterious note.
(c) A gun and bloody cloth.
(d) Books.

8. What does Joe use to try and make his whereabouts known?
(a) A flashing light.
(b) His lantern.
(c) Smoke.
(d) His screams.

9. What becomes unbearable while Alan and his grandparents wait to be rescued?
(a) The need for sleep.
(b) The heat and thrist.
(c) His delirium.
(d) The lack of food.

10. What is Joe's job?
(a) He's a train conductor.
(b) He's a train engineer.
(c) He's a janitor.
(d) He's a retired war veteran.

11. What is Donald shot by?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A cannon.
(c) A gun.
(d) A sling shot.

12. Who comes to stay at the mansion in "The Beckoning Hands"?
(a) A new owner.
(b) The old lady who cursed the pirate and his family.
(c) A man who wants to investigate the apparition.
(d) An old couple.

13. Who does Frenchy begin to date in "The Queen of Sounds"?
(a) A witch.
(b) A young dancer.
(c) A young singer.
(d) An old lady.

14. When can people say they can hear the mother and baby crying for one another?
(a) On the anniversary of the baby's death.
(b) Every spring.
(c) On nights with a full moon.
(d) On the anniversary of the girl's death.

15. Where was Donald shot?
(a) His chest.
(b) His collar bone.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the flower that Joe sees and begins to plant along the Outer Banks?

2. What do people think the mysterious lights of Maco are?

3. What does Frenchy invest in?

4. Who does Joe signal to on the job?

5. What do people believe brought Alan and his grandparents's miracle?

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