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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. After Neidelman's accusation, what does Hatch do in Chapter 40?

2. In Chapter 50, whom is Bonterre seeing if she can trust?

3. What does Hatch see when he makes it to shore in Chapter 49?

4. Who are we told dies in a salvaging diving accident?

5. Where does Bonterre head once she makes it to shore?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the death of Wopner effect Hatch?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the sword casket and St. Michael's Sword using details from the story.

7. What papers does Hatch find in his attic within the dusty wardrobe that accidentally comes apart?

8. What information about the day Johnny died does Bonterre coax Hatch into talking about?

9. What happens when they left the lid off the chamber?

10. What does Hatch believe about the sword?

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

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

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

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