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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was Tom born?
(a) April 27, 1926.
(b) March 14, 1890.
(c) September 28, 1893.
(d) December 16, 1918.

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

3. What year is it when Part One: Chapter 7 begins?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1921.

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

5. What is the name of Betsy Parmenter's son?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jack.
(c) Tom.
(d) Fred.

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

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

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

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

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

11. How old was Tom when he finally tracked down his mother?
(a) 16.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

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

13. What is the name of Isabel's mother?
(a) Violet.
(b) Esmerelda.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Hannah.

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

15. In what year did Septimus convince the baronet to invest in a land deal, according to the narrator in Part Two: Chapter 16?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1892.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bit Hannah's mother, leading to her death?

2. When Tom went to the boardinghouse to look for his mother, he learned that she had died how long ago?

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

4. For how long have Tom and Isabel been on Janus Rock in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 8?

5. Who performs Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?

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