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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. How old does Tom say he will be turning this year in Part One: Chapter 5?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

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?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the light in the lighthouse at Janus Rock?

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

3. Who is the keeper of the boardinghouse where Tom stays in Point Partageuse in Part One: Chapter 2?

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

5. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?

(see the answer key)

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