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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did telegraph service arrive in Point Partageuse, according to the narrator in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1920.

2. Where does Tom learn the basics of lighthouse keeping at his first relief posting in Part One: Chapter 1?
(a) Hopetoun.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Byron Bay.
(d) Point Partageuse.

3. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?
(a) March 12, 1920.
(b) December 16, 1918.
(c) April 27, 1926.
(d) September 28, 1893.

4. What does Tom give to Isabel for her birthday in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) A piano.
(b) A gramophone.
(c) A ham radio.
(d) A harp.

5. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Janus Rock.
(b) Albany.
(c) Hopetoun.
(d) Byron Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom find wedged under the rib of the bow of the boat in Part Two: Chapter 11?

2. How much does Isabel claim Lucy weighed at childbirth in Part Two: Chapter 11?

3. What is the name of the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?

4. What did Tom give to Isabel as a wedding gift?

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

(see the answer key)

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