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

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

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

4. Who does Alan go to live with after his parents die?
(a) His godparents.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His cosuin.
(d) His aunt and uncle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Frenchy begin to attempt to contact obsessively?

2. Who gets involved with the girl's situation in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

3. What year did the battle between England and Scotland occur in "Rodanthe's Drum of Old Christmas"?

4. Where do Alan and his grandparents travel to Jamestown from?

5. Who does the pirate kidnap?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the man who rents the mansion finds Caroline.

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

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

4. Who is the Great Spirit?

5. How does Caroline's mother die?

6. Who is Joe Baldwin?

7. What happens to Joe Baldwin?

8. Who is Alan Scott?

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

10. Why does the Queen of Sounds explode?

(see the answer keys)

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