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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months do the Mattamuskeet's land burn?
(a) 13 months.
(b) 14 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 11 months.

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

3. What river does the old mansion in "The Beckoning Hands" reside next to?
(a) The Tallahatchee.
(b) The Gum.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Chowman.

4. What do people say can still be heard at the end of "The Queen of Sounds"?
(a) A saxophone.
(b) A piano playing.
(c) The casino.
(d) Screams.

5. What do people think the mysterious lights of Maco are?
(a) Reflections of other lights.
(b) Joe looking for his head.
(c) A ghost.
(d) Joe protecting the tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the pirate die?

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

3. What President does Whedbee mention experiences the mysteries of the Maco Lights?

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

5. What year did Alan Scott's parents die in "The Fountain of Mercy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Queen of Sounds explode?

2. How does the Maco Train Station respond to Joe's death?

3. Why was Caroline's dad cursed in "The Beckoning Hands"

4. What is the significance of Whedbee's close attention to the lights in "The Mysterious Maco Lights"?

5. What happens to Alan and his grandparents at the end of "The Fountain of Mercy"?

6. Why do people think the light they see is Joe?

7. What happens to Joe Baldwin?

8. Why did Donald travel to America?

9. What happens to the girl's fiance in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

10. What do people claim they can see after Joe's death?

(see the answer keys)

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