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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. What is the painting of that Isabel stares at in Ralph's home when he enters to talk to her in Part Three: Chapter 34?

2. What object does Hannah find in the parcel left in her letterbox in Part Two: Chapter 23?

3. What message does Tom ask Bluey to relate to Isabel in Part Three: Chapter 28?

4. Who does Hannah recall that was believed dead on the Somme but returned to his wife in Part Three: Chapter 28?

5. Who does Mrs. Darnley tell she believes that Hannah has gone insane in Part Three: Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflict does Bluey struggle with in Part Two: Chapter 23?

2. What exchange takes place between Tom and Sergeant Knuckey in Part Three: Chapter 31?

3. Where does Lucy go when she wanders off in Part Two: Chapter 22? How does Tom find her?

4. What betrayal does Gwen commit in Part Three: Chapter 31? Why?

5. How is the reunion of Hannah and Grace described in Part Two: Chapter 26?

6. What do Isabel and Ralph discuss in Part Three: Chapter 34?

7. What happens when Lucy and Isabel arrive at the police station in Part Two: Chapter 25?

8. Who attempts to handcuff Tom in Part Three: Chapter 25? Why is he stopped from doing so?

9. What exchange takes place between Tom and Ralph at the jail in Part Three: Chapter 29?

10. How does Bill Graysmark respond when he arrives at the police station in Part Two: Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the main settings in The Light Between Oceans. Where does Tom begin his service as a lighthouse operator? What brings him to Point Partageuse and Janus Rock? How would you compare these settings?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Isabel Graysmark Sherbourne in The Light Between Oceans. What is Isabel's family like? What draws Isabel to Tom? How would you compare Isabel's temperament to Tom's?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Hannah and Franz Roennfeldt in The Light Between Oceans. What led to Franz's disappearance with Grace? How has this disappearance affected Hannah? How does Hannah respond when her daughter is located?

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