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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Prince Pamlico?
(a) The chosen Indian, the Mattamuskeet;'s have decided to be sacrificed.
(b) A young boy in the tribe.
(c) A strong man in the tribe.
(d) The future chief of the Mattamuskeet's.

2. Where is the girl hanged in "The Core Point Ghosts"?
(a) At home.
(b) On the tree above her baby's grave.
(c) On a tree by the river.
(d) In the town square.

3. What do the Mattamuskeet's decide they must do in order to be blessed with rain?
(a) Pray constantly.
(b) Move elsewhere.
(c) Sacrifice one of their people.
(d) Meditate quietly.

4. Who built the mansion in "The Beckoning Hands"?
(a) A priest.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A minister.

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

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

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

8. Who is Ann?
(a) Alan's late daughter.
(b) Alan's late mother.
(c) Alan's cousin.
(d) Alan's sister.

9. What is Donald's job in the battle?
(a) He reloads the cannons.
(b) He scouts.
(c) He reloads the amo.
(d) He's the drummer boy.

10. When does the apparition always appear in the windows of the mansion?
(a) Each Christmas.
(b) Each 4th of July.
(c) Each Easter.
(d) Each New Year's.

11. What does the girl confess to her parents in "The Core Point Ghosts"?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she did not want to get married.
(c) That she is sick.
(d) That she wanted her fiance to die.

12. How does Donald finally reach America after his ship wrecks?
(a) He is rescued by a passing ship.
(b) He swims to shore.
(c) He clings to a swimming bull.
(d) He floats on his drum after his ship sinks.

13. How does the pirate die?
(a) From pneumonia.
(b) From a fever at sea.
(c) From tuberculosis.
(d) From old age.

14. What overwhelms the girl in "The Core Point Ghosts"?
(a) Her postpartum depression.
(b) Her guilt.
(c) Her shame.
(d) Her relief.

15. What do the locals of Maco welcome about the legend of the Mcao lights?
(a) A scientific explanation.
(b) A special on TV about it.
(c) A ghost story.
(d) Tourists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Caroline and her mother hold in the mansion year's after the pirate's death?

2. How does the girl in "The Core Point Ghosts" feel about her situation?

3. What does the girl give to her father in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

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

5. What is Donald shot by?

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