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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. Who do the Mattamuskeet Indians try to please?
(a) Mother Nature.
(b) The next village.
(c) The Great Spirit.
(d) God.

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

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

4. How old is Donald during the war?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 13 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Frenchy not have aboard the Queen of Sounds?

2. What becomes unbearable while Alan and his grandparents wait to be rescued?

3. What do the locals of Maco welcome about the legend of the Mcao lights?

4. How does Donald finally reach America after his ship wrecks?

5. What does the Maco Station change after Joe's accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Donald McDonald?

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

4. What happens to Joe Baldwin?

5. How does Caroline's mother die?

6. What is at conflict in "The Legend of Mattamuskeet Lake"?

7. Describe the yellow-orange flower's significance.

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

9. Who is the Great Spirit?

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

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