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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 does Tim use to defend himself from the attacking animals?

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

3. Who is tied to the deck face up, while the freezing rain pours down?

4. What color eyes does the traveler on the canoe have?

5. Who is King Cashie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Elnora and Roanoke arrive in Edenton?

2. Who is Robert Austin?

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

4. How did the British make it difficult for American's to reach their supplies?

5. What happens to those in the town that do not like Tim's new wife?

6. Who is Prince Roanoke?

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

8. What is the one widespread story about witchcraft in North Carolina?

9. Why does Tim hide in his mill?

10. What is the Dram Tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain the significance of the motif of peril on water and what Whedbee is suggesting with this repeated image and conflict for the character's.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and explain the significance of the role unrequited love plays in "The Indian Gallows Tree" and what Whedbee is suggesting about romance by this relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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

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