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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the doctor that Isabel goes to see in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Dr. Griffiths.
(b) Dr. Sumpton.
(c) Dr. Bradshaw.
(d) Dr. Docherty.

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

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

4. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) Six months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three months.

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

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

7. How long does Ralph say it will be before he returns to Janus Rock when he drops Tom off in Part One: Chapter 3?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

8. What is Tom's last name?
(a) Roennfeldt.
(b) Sherbourne.
(c) Potts.
(d) Graysmark.

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

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

11. How high is the light in the lighthouse at Janus Rock?
(a) 100 feet high.
(b) 150 feet high.
(c) 130 feet high.
(d) 50 feet high.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lucy's biological mother?

2. Who is the Point Partageuse policeman that is summoned regarding the letter in Part Two: Chapter 16?

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

4. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?

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

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