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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) The Pride of Birmingham.
(b) The White Falcon.
(c) The Windward Spirit.
(d) The Queen of Atlantis.

2. How much does Isabel claim Lucy weighed at childbirth in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) 5 pounds, 9 ounces.
(b) 7 pounds, 1 ounce.
(c) 8 pounds, 2 ounces.
(d) 6 pounds, 12 ounces.

3. What is the name of isabel's father?
(a) Harold.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) Bill.

4. How old was Septimus Potts when he first disembarked at Fremantle?
(a) 16.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) 12.

5. What does Lucy clasp in her hand as Isabel sings her to sleep in Part Two: Chapter 16?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A clothespin.
(c) A doll.
(d) A seashell.

6. Who is the Point Partageuse policeman that is summoned regarding the letter in Part Two: Chapter 16?
(a) Sergeant Knuckey.
(b) Sergeant Potts.
(c) Sergeant Spragg.
(d) Sergeant Garstone.

7. What did Tom give to Isabel as a wedding gift?
(a) A string of pearls.
(b) A silk gown.
(c) A piano.
(d) A stationary set.

8. What was the ship that Septimus Potts took to Fremantle as a child?
(a) The Queen of Cairo.
(b) The Pride of Birmingham.
(c) The Manchester Queen.
(d) The Windward Spirit.

9. What bit Hannah's mother, leading to her death?
(a) A dugite.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) An asp.
(d) A black widow spider.

10. Where did Tom and Isabel go for their honeymoon?
(a) Albany.
(b) Perth.
(c) Hopetoun.
(d) Byron Bay.

11. Who is described in Part One: Chapter 2 as the town butcher in Point Partageuse?
(a) Len Bradshaw.
(b) Septimus Potts.
(c) Trimble Docherty.
(d) Frank Roennfeldt.

12. What was the name of Hannah's mother?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Gwen.
(c) Emma.
(d) Ellen.

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

14. 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) 50 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

15. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?
(a) History.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Biology.
(d) English literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?

2. How old does Tom say he will be turning this year in Part One: Chapter 5?

3. Who is the doctor that Isabel goes to see in Part Two: Chapter 14?

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

5. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?

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