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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 comes to stay at the mansion in "The Beckoning Hands"?

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

3. Who is Ann?

4. Who is killed in battle in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

5. What does Joe see after his train comes to a complete stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Frenchy.

2. What is the significance of Whedbee's close attention to the lights in "The Mysterious Maco Lights"?

3. What is the Queen of Sounds?

4. How does the girl respond to her baby's birth in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

5. Who is the Great Spirit?

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

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

8. What happens to the girl's fiance in "The Core Point Ghosts"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and explain the significance of the role unrequited love plays in "The Indian Gallows Tree" and what Whedbee is suggesting about romance by this relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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