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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) Harry Garstone
(b) Septimus Potts
(c) Ralph Addicott.
(d) Neville Whittnish.

2. What is Isabel's last name?
(a) Graysmark.
(b) Garstone.
(c) Potts.
(d) Smith.

3. 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.

4. Who is the keeper that Tom replaces at Janus Rock?
(a) Ralph Addicott.
(b) Trimble Docherty.
(c) Bluey Smart.
(d) Septimus Potts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?

2. How old does Isabel claim to be when Tom visits her family's home for the first time in Part One: Chapter 5?

3. How long does Ralph say it will be before he returns to Janus Rock when he drops Tom off in Part One: Chapter 3?

4. Who is described in Part One: Chapter 2 as the town butcher in Point Partageuse?

5. In what war has Tom recently fought?

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