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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 3 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) Neville Whittnish.
(b) Harry Garstone
(c) Septimus Potts
(d) Ralph Addicott.

2. Who is the keeper of the boardinghouse where Tom stays in Point Partageuse in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Mewett.
(b) Hannah Roennfeldt.
(c) Trimble Docherty.
(d) Len Bradshaw.

3. About how far does the narrator say Janus Rock is from the mainland of Australia in the Prologue?
(a) 150 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

4. What is Tom's last name?
(a) Roennfeldt.
(b) Sherbourne.
(c) Graysmark.
(d) Potts.

5. Who has been overseeing the lighthouse at Janus Rock for the interim when Tom arrives in Part One: Chapter 3?
(a) Neville Whittnish.
(b) Ralph Addicott.
(c) Bluey Smith.
(d) Harry Garstone

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the keeper that Tom replaces at Janus Rock?

2. How old does Tom say he will be turning this year in Part One: Chapter 5?

3. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?

4. When does Tom get news of an urgent vacancy at Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 1?

5. For how long is Tom initially signed up as a temporary lighthouse keeper at Janus Rock?

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