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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 22 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Hopetoun.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Byron Bay.
(d) Albany.

2. Who is the author of The Australian Mother's Manual of Efficient Child-Rearing?
(a) Dr. Neville Whittnish.
(b) Dr. Trimble Docherty.
(c) Dr. Samuel B. Griffiths.
(d) Dr. Len Bradshaw.

3. What is the name of Tom's mother?
(a) Eleanora.
(b) Anna.
(c) Emily.
(d) Violet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ralph's wife?

2. What is the name of the home where Hannah grew up?

3. What did the couple do for a living that took in Septimus Potts in Kojonup?

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

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

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