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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 happens to Joe?

2. What President does Whedbee mention experiences the mysteries of the Maco Lights?

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

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

5. What does Caroline's mother die from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Caroline's mother worried on Caroline's wedding day?

4. Describe Frenchy.

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

6. What happens to the girl in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

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

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

9. What does Alan dream about?

10. Who is Alan Scott?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain how in the story "The Mysterious Maco Lights" the Maco Lights become so incorporated with the Maco locals that they begin treating Joe's bobbling light as scientific explanation to the light phenomenon at Maco Station.

Essay Topic 2

How does Whedbee introduce people throughout the stories in "Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories" rather than the actual legends and myths. How does that affect the reader's perception of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the role that American wars play throughout the stories in "Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories". How is history a critical element to the content of this book?

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