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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 does Hatch learn is planning a protest?

2. What does Clay do when he reaches Ragged Island in Chapter 48?

3. What is Hatch without in the Water Pit in Chapter 54?

4. What does Neidelman accuse Hatch of in Chapter 40?

5. What is beneath the tarp with Hatch in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Radmeter and what does it indicate?

2. What does Bonterre do after she makes it safely to the shore in Chapter 48?

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

4. What does Isobel Bonterre tell Hatch at the beginning of Chapter 37?

5. How does the death of Wopner effect Hatch?

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

7. Why does Hatch scream and whose voice answers Hatch's scream?

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

9. What type of package is delivered to Hatch at his home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name three things that Hatch is nervous about with his return to Stormhaven after twenty-five years. Reference the text to support your claims.

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

Do you agree with Malin Hatch's decision to shut down operations when Hatch has not been able to pinpoint the mysterious illnesses that people have been dying from in Chapter 40? Explain your answer using details from the story.

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