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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. What does Malin Hatch have to return to the lobster bake for after his confrontation with Woody Clay?

2. What is the name of the English architect who designed the Water Pit?

3. While working at the hospital, who comes to visit Malin?

4. How many years after Alfred Hatch Sr. bought Ragged Island does he declare bankruptcy and die?

5. Claire, a past flame of Hatch's enters the restaurant. Who is she?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alfred Hatch Sr. tell his boys, Malin and Johnny, that they are forbidden to go to Ragged Island?

2. What happens when Malin and Johnny Hatch take a boat over to Ragged Island?

3. Detail what Hatch sees when he comes aboard the Cerberus with Neidelman in Chapter 11.

4. Who does Malin renew an acquaintance with while at Stormhaven? What do they discuss?

5. Detail what is happening with Malin Hatch and Isobel Bonterre in Chapters 22 and 23.

6. What is the legend of the pirate Red Ned Ockham?

7. Where and what was the discussion about between Neidelman and Hatch in Chapter 20?

8. What does Malin Hatch learn from the computer printout that Neidelman gives him?

9. What makes the team believe they have found a mass grave at the Water Pit?

10. Whom is Neidelman speaking to at the beginning of Chapter 7, and why is he giving this speech?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Malin Hatch's return visit to Ragged Island to the visit he took to the island as a child. What are the trips similarities and differences? Students should look at the reason for going, who Hatch went with, and the outcome of the trip.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the theme of disobedience is evident with the Hatch brothers, Malin and Johnny. How does it affect their interpersonal relationships? How does disobedience effect what happens to each character? Present examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

The people of Stormhaven have seen many disasters with the Water Pit and Ragged Island through various operations to try to locate the treasure. What are some of the disasters that have occurred and what do you believe are the reasons for these disasters? What are the side effects of the disasters? Give at least two details from the story to support your answer.

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