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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. By running tests in the Water Pit, what is the team hoping to find?

2. Where is Malin Hatch when Chapter 18 begins?

3. Neidelman takes responsibility for Ken Field's accident. What part of Field's body did Malin have to amputate?

4. Who is the Maine cod angler caught in a strong riptide during a storm and was forced off course to Ragged Island?

5. In what year was Red Ned Ockham's command ship found adrift?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wopner trashing one of his computers?

2. When Kerry Wopner goes to the post office, who does Wopner run into and what do they discuss?

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

4. Describe the new Quonset hut that is now open on Ragged Island.

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

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

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

8. Who is Captain Gerald Neidelman and why does he want to see Malin Hatch?

9. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 9 when Malin visits his childhood home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What generalizations can be made about Ragged Island? Why can these generalizations be made?

Essay Topic 2

What motive does Malin Hatch have in finding the treasure? How is this motive different from Neidelman's motive? How do these relate to their character development and their actions? Explain your answer using at least two details from the story.

Essay Topic 3

How would you explain Woody Clay's actions by forming a flotilla protest? What were the results of the flotilla protest started by Clay? Give examples from the book and reference as required.

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