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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did telegraph service arrive in Point Partageuse, according to the narrator in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1920.

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

3. Who is the keeper of the boardinghouse where Tom stays in Point Partageuse in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Mewett.
(b) Len Bradshaw.
(c) Hannah Roennfeldt.
(d) Trimble Docherty.

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

5. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?
(a) December 16, 1918.
(b) April 27, 1926.
(c) March 12, 1924.
(d) September 28, 1893.

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

7. How old does Tom say he will be turning this year in Part One: Chapter 5?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

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

9. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 1,500 pounds.

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

11. How many graves are on the cliff to represent Isabel's lost children in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

12. What are the names of the couple that took Septimus Potts in at Kojonup?
(a) Tom and Emma Docherty.
(b) Walt and Sarah Flindell.
(c) Sarah and Paul Knuckey.
(d) William and Edna Whittnish.

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

14. For how long have Tom and Isabel been on Janus Rock in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how long is Tom initially signed up as a temporary lighthouse keeper at Janus Rock?

3. How high is the light in the lighthouse at Janus Rock?

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

5. What is Tom's last name?

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