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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. Who does Alan go to live with after his parents die?

2. What is Joe's job?

3. In "The Beckoning Hands" what does the person dream of their first night in the mansion?

4. What does Josephine ask Joe to do?

5. What does the person realize upon waking up in "The Beckoning Hands"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Donald McDonald?

2. What is the Queen of Sounds?

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

4. Why does the Queen of Sounds explode?

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

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

7. Describe Frenchy.

8. Describe how the man who rents the mansion finds Caroline.

9. Who is Joe Baldwin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why it is essential for Whedbee to be knowledgeable and familiar with the Carolina land to make the telling of the legends in "Outer Banks Mysteries and Seaside Stories" successful.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast "The Queen of Sounds" to "The Fountain of Mercy" and how good prevails over evil.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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