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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fountain of mercy exactly?
(a) A delicious area in the ocean that contains less salty water.
(b) A fountain that grants mercy.
(c) Where freshwater currents converge in the ocean's bottom.
(d) Where freshwater currents magically appeared.

2. What happens to the Queen of Sounds?
(a) It hits an iceberg.
(b) It sinks.
(c) It explodes into fire.
(d) It is attacked by pirates.

3. What is wrong with the people in "The Legend of Mattamuskeet Lake"?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They are lost.
(c) They are starving because the food has dried up.
(d) They are thirsty.

4. What was Frenchy's role in the Civil War from "The Queen of Sounds"?
(a) He was a slave.
(b) He was a Union corporal.
(c) He was a Confederate corporal.
(d) He was a Union soldier.

5. What does Joe see after his train comes to a complete stop?
(a) Another train.
(b) Another detached caboose.
(c) An Express train.
(d) A floating light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people think the mysterious lights of Maco are?

2. Who is Ann?

3. Why do people usually enjoy Josephine staying in their home?

4. What do people believe brought Alan and his grandparents's miracle?

5. What year did the battle between England and Scotland occur in "Rodanthe's Drum of Old Christmas"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the Maco Train Station respond to Joe's death?

4. Who is the Great Spirit?

5. Who is Alan Scott?

6. What is Josephine's dying request?

7. Who is Donald McDonald?

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

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

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

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