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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. Where do Caleb and his shipmates finally make it safely to?

2. What eventually happens to the ship in "The Legend of Old Buck"?

3. In "The Legend of Old Buck" who does the person that continues to inhabit the woods specifically watch over?

4. In "The Legend of Old Buck" who rescues the survivors?

5. In what time period did the person from the legend in "The Gray Man of Hatteras" live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Bucca on the voyage to America?

3. Who is Polly in "Currituck Jack"?

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

5. Who is Don Carlos?

6. What does Don Carlos want to do in America?

7. In "Indian Gallows" what does King Cashie form in and plan to do?

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

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

10. What is the importance of Susannah Evans in "The Affair at Brownrigg Mill"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain the relationship of Christmas to "The Legend of Old Buck" and how Saint George killing the dragon relates to children receiving gifts at Christmastime.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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