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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. Why were most of the staff sent home from the Water Pit in Chapter 52?

2. How far is Neidelman's crew from the treasure chamber in Chapter 41?

3. Who is thrown in the water at the end of Chapter 45?

4. At the meeting on the Griffin, what does Neidelman give Hatch from the camp excavation site?

5. By who were the documents that Hatch studies handwritten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What activities are happening at the Water Pit in Chapter 29?

2. What happens with Hatch when Neidelman joins Streeter in the tunnel?

3. What does Hatch discover upon studying the skeletons from the Water Pit?

4. What information about the day Johnny died does Bonterre coax Hatch into talking about?

5. How does the death of Wopner effect Hatch?

6. What happens when they left the lid off the chamber?

7. What do Hatch and Claire discuss at Burnt Head?

8. What is Neidelman's reaction to the treasure vault and what does he do when he enters?

9. What is the special sermon Woody Clay is preparing for Kerry Wopner's funeral about?

10. What does Hatch find while exploring the attic in his horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between Professor Horn and Malin Hatch throughout "Riptide"? Does the relationship progress? What strains the relationship? How are these characters different?

Essay Topic 2

Define curse and analyze how it is used within the story by using examples from the text. What evidence can you find within "Riptide" to support the theory about Ragged Island being cursed?

Essay Topic 3

What evidence does "Riptide" present that shows Christopher St. John under some sort of spell by Isobel Bonterre? How is Hatch slightly jealous of this? Give evidence from "Riptide" to support your answers.

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