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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 16 - 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) Septimus Potts
(b) Harry Garstone
(c) Neville Whittnish.
(d) Ralph Addicott.

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

3. Who has been overseeing the lighthouse at Janus Rock for the interim when Tom arrives in Part One: Chapter 3?
(a) Harry Garstone
(b) Ralph Addicott.
(c) Bluey Smith.
(d) Neville Whittnish.

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

5. Who are Violet Graysmark's sons that died in the war?
(a) Samuel and Jack.
(b) James and Paul.
(c) Hugh and Alfie.
(d) Richard and William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's last name?

2. How long has it been since Isabel suffered a miscarriage in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 9?

3. What was the name of Hannah's mother?

4. What year was it when Septimus Potts arrived in Fremantle as a child?

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

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