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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 will be the first to re-enter the Water Pit?
2. What is Hatch without in the Water Pit in Chapter 54?
3. When Rankin and Bonterre are taking readings with the Radmeter, who walked in on them?
4. In Chapter 38, where does Hatch select a spot to paint?
5. What happens to the cave as Neidelman removes the last band holding the casket?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Neidelman do when Hatch tells him that he wants to stop digging for awhile and threatens to shut down the whole operation, as per the contract?
2. What do Hatch and Claire discuss at Burnt Head?
3. What does Hatch find while exploring the attic in his horse?
4. What type of package is delivered to Hatch at his home?
5. What happens when they left the lid off the chamber?
6. What is the Radmeter and what does it indicate?
7. What does Isobel Bonterre tell Hatch at the beginning of Chapter 37?
8. What activities are happening at the Water Pit in Chapter 29?
9. What information about the day Johnny died does Bonterre coax Hatch into talking about?
10. Why does Streeter call the crew on the radio at the Water Pit in Chapter 29?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What inferences can you make about Streeter's loyalty to Neidelman? Give three examples from the story to support your position.
Essay Topic 2
What assumptions can you make about St. Michael's sword and all of the dangers and disasters associated with the Water Pit? Give examples of specific disasters and how these might support your assumption.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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