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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. Chapter 10 opens with a meeting held aboard what ship?

2. What do Christopher St. John and Kerry Wopner show Malin Hatch on Hatch's first time aboard the Cerberus?

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

4. Neidelman tells Malin that his people decoded the architect's notes for the design of the Water Pit. How did the architect write the notes?

5. In Chapter 14, what are the staff members looking over in the command center?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Malin return to Stormhaven at the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

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

6. Detail the results of using the explosives on the Water Pit.

7. What do Christopher St. John, Malin Hatch, and Kerry Wopner discuss on the Cerberus in Chapter 11?

8. In Chapter 10, what is the purpose of the meeting aboard the Griffin?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship between Kerry Wopner and Gerald Neidelman? How are they similar? How are they different?

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