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

2. When Tom went to the boardinghouse to look for his mother, he learned that she had died how long ago?
(a) Three weeks ago.
(b) Two days ago.
(c) Two weeks ago.
(d) Two years ago.

3. For how long is Tom initially signed up as a temporary lighthouse keeper at Janus Rock?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.

4. How old does Isabel claim to be when Tom visits her family's home for the first time in Part One: Chapter 5?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

5. What year is it when Part One: Chapter 7 begins?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Tom when he finally tracked down his mother?

2. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?

3. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?

4. What color is the dead man's hair described as in Part Two: Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer key)

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