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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 year does the history of the tree from "Indian Gallows" date back to?

2. On what island do the events of "Indian Gallows" occur?

3. What happens when Seaman Brooks got to the shore?

4. What is the British ship's name?

5. Who does Seaman Brooks learn he saw on the shore?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who survives the storm in "The Legend of Old Buck"?

2. Who are Sam and Jack in "Currituck Jack"?

3. What is the importance of Susannah Evans in "The Affair at Brownrigg Mill"?

4. Describe the tree from "Indian Gallows" on Colington Island in North Carolina.

5. Describe Tim's new wife.

6. Who is the Gray Man of Hatteras?

7. Describe the ending of "Currituck Jack".

8. What does the legend say Old Buck continues to look after?

9. What does Don Carlos want to do in America?

10. What happens to the cat at the end of "The Affair at Brownrigg Mill"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and explain how Roanoke's inner state from "Indian Gallows" is reflected by his return to King Cashie and the Tuscarora Tribe.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the relationship of destruction to life's commencement in "The Beckoning Hands" by looking at the events that occur in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and explain how the legend of "The Affair at Brownrigg Mill" could be passed down if both Tim and the town all die from the witch's curse? Who might the narrator be?

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