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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 happens to Joe?

2. Who is Ann?

3. What does Alan realize after adhering to Ann's prompts?

4. What do the police never find as a result of the accident?

5. Who does the pirate kidnap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Josephine's dying request?

2. Who is Donald McDonald?

3. Who is the Great Spirit?

4. What is significant about the Payne family and "Rodanthe's Drum of Old Christmas"?

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

6. Who is Joe Baldwin?

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

8. How does the girl respond to her baby's birth in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

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

10. Why was Caroline's mother worried on Caroline's wedding day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the title of "The Jobellflower" to the content of its story.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Old Christmas to today's, modern Christmas by analyzing "The Legend of Old Buck" to see how and why Old Christmas evolved into what we know Christmas to be now.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and explain the relationship of Christmas to "The Legend of Old Buck" and how Saint George killing the dragon relates to children receiving gifts at Christmastime.

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