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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 Caroline's mother die from?

2. What river does the old mansion in "The Beckoning Hands" reside next to?

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

4. What is Donald's job in the battle?

5. In "The Beckoning Hands" who does the pirate want to live with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Alan Scott?

2. What is Josephine's dying request?

3. What happens to Joe Baldwin?

4. What does the elderly lady do that saves the Mattamuskeet tribe?

5. Who is Joe Baldwin?

6. What do people claim they can see after Joe's death?

7. Why do people think the light they see is Joe?

8. What do people begin to see at New Year's in "The Beckoning Hands"?

9. What did Joe and Josephine Bell like to spend their time doing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the role guilt plays on characters in both "The Beckoning Hands" and "The Core Point Ghosts".

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Whedbee's stories are presented as factual information rather than legend or myth? How does this method help the reader relate differently to the stories overall?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss how the last story of "Outer Banks and Seaside Stories" with "The Queen of Sounds" suggests a noteworthy skepticism in the belief the readers have in these legends. How does this story specifically suggest to the reader that's these stories should be taken with a grain of salt?

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