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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?
(a) An almond tree.
(b) A rosemary bush.
(c) A cactus.
(d) A rosebush.

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

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

4. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Grief after his mother.
(b) He was crazy.
(c) Guilt from a long-ago murder.
(d) Grief after his wife died.

5. When does Tom get news of an urgent vacancy at Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 1?
(a) September, 1922.
(b) March, 1919.
(c) June, 1920.
(d) March, 1921.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?

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

3. Who is the author of The Australian Mother's Manual of Efficient Child-Rearing?

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

5. Who is the keeper that Tom replaces at Janus Rock?

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