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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Tom light up the lighthouse on his first night at Janus Rock?
(a) 7:21 p.m.
(b) 5:09 p.m.
(c) 4:49 p.m.
(d) 6:15 p.m.

2. What does Isabelle dress the baby in after she first bathes it in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) A blue dress.
(b) A white dress.
(c) A pink dress.
(d) A yellow dress.

3. Where did Tom go to a boardinghouse to find his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Albany.
(b) Hopetoun.
(c) Perth.
(d) Darlinghurst.

4. What does Isabel name the lagoon in Part One: Chapter 7?
(a) Swimming Spring.
(b) Lovely Lake.
(c) Wonder Waves.
(d) Paradise Pool.

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

6. Who performs Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?
(a) Reverend Norkells.
(b) Reverend Bradshaw.
(c) Reverend Docherty.
(d) Reverend Addicott.

7. Where does Betsy Parmenter say she lives in her letter in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) London.
(b) Kent.
(c) Albany.
(d) Perth.

8. What does Tom wrap the dead man's body in before burying it in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) Leaves from a birch tree.
(b) A wool blanket.
(c) A cotton sheet.
(d) A sheet of canvas.

9. Where is the Manchester Queen said to be headed in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) Albany.
(b) Hopetoun.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Darlinghurst.

10. Whose little boy does Isabel describe ending up in an orphanage in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) Violet Graysmark's.
(b) Sarah Porter's.
(c) Neville Whittnish's.
(d) Trimble Docherty's.

11. What month is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) February.

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

13. On what date does Part Two: Chapter 10 begin?
(a) September 2, 1926.
(b) December 16, 1918.
(c) September 28, 1893.
(d) April 27, 1926.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many graves are on the cliff to represent Isabel's lost children in Part Two: Chapter 10?

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. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?

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

5. What are the names of the couple that took Septimus Potts in at Kojonup?

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