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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because they can't pump the water out, what does Neidelman order the crew to do, just like the pirates?
(a) Build a Dam.
(b) The sandbag.
(c) Build a levy.
(d) Build a Cofferdon.

2. Who told Wopner of the Ragged Island curse?
(a) Gerald Neidelman.
(b) Malin Hatch.
(c) Woody Clay.
(d) Christopher St. John.

3. Who is Isobel Bonterre?
(a) Surveyor.
(b) Scientist.
(c) Diver.
(d) Engineer.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what is unrecognizable to Malin Hatch?
(a) Captain Gerald Neidelman.
(b) Ragged Island.
(c) Water Pit.
(d) Cerberus.

5. When Neidelman speaks to his team before the project begins, what piece of evidence does Neidelman use that the treasure is real?
(a) A sword.
(b) The cure of gold.
(c) A jeweled sword.
(d) A bar of gold.

6. Who does Neidelman send for because of a bug in a program?
(a) Hatch.
(b) Magnusen.
(c) St. John.
(d) Wopner.

7. Whom does Neidelman introduce to the team as a new team member before the project begins?
(a) Christopher St. John.
(b) Ken Field.
(c) Kerry Wopner.
(d) Malin Hatch.

8. On a boat ride to Ragged Island, what does Neidelman share with Malin?
(a) Facts about the planned expedition.
(b) Family history.
(c) Interest in treasure hunting.
(d) Other members of his team.

9. 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?
(a) By pen in a locked diary.
(b) In a special code.
(c) By pen on rocks close to the Water Pit.
(d) In invisible ink.

10. Where is Malin Hatch relaxing at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The den of his childhood home.
(b) The living room of his childhood home.
(c) The bedroom of his childhood home.
(d) The porch of his childhood home.

11. What month and year does "Riptide" begin?
(a) June 1971.
(b) July 1971.
(c) June 1972.
(d) July 1972.

12. What are Christopher St. John and Kerry Wopner working together on to decode?
(a) A computer bug.
(b) Macallan's journal.
(c) Placement of equipment on the Water Pit.
(d) Hidden place of Ockham's treasure.

13. Where does Malin return to see Neidelman before Malin agrees to join Neidelman's team?
(a) Stormhaven.
(b) Water Pit.
(c) Malin's home.
(d) Ragged Island.

14. What do Neidelman and Hatch discuss aboard the Griffin after dinner in Chapter 20?
(a) Woody Clay.
(b) The Project's progress.
(c) Isobel Bonterre.
(d) Macallan's Journal.

15. What, besides skulls and bones does the crew find at the excavation site?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Stones.
(c) Bronze medals.
(d) Silver coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Neidelman estimate Red Ned Ockham's treasure is worth?

2. What do Isobel Bonterre and Malin Hatch ride together on?

3. On whose boat does Hatch relax and doze in Chapter 15?

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

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

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