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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom find wedged under the rib of the bow of the boat in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) A baby doll.
(b) A woman's bonnet.
(c) A lace glove.
(d) A silver rattle.

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

3. How many stairs in the lighthouse lead up to the lantern room at Janus Rock?
(a) 100.
(b) 132.
(c) 145.
(d) 184.

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

5. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) "Light."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Beauty."
(d) "Water."

6. 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 Windward Spirit.
(c) The Queen of Atlantis.
(d) The White Falcon.

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

8. How tall did Septimus Potts grow to be?
(a) 5'9".
(b) 6'1".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'7".

9. How long has Lucy been with Tom and Isabel when Ralph and Bluey arrive in Part Two: Chapter 12?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Eight weeks.

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

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

12. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?
(a) September 28, 1893.
(b) March 12, 1920.
(c) December 16, 1918.
(d) April 27, 1926.

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

14. What prayer does Isabel recite from the Book of Common Prayer in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) "For Peace."
(b) "For All Sorts and Conditions of Men."
(c) "The Churching of Women."
(d) "For Our Enemies."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?

2. Where does the Disctrict Officer come from to sign off on Tom's paperwork in Part Two: Chapter 14?

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

4. How long will it be until Tom and Isabel are granted shore leave in Part One: Chapter 7?

5. What was the name of Hannah's mother?

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