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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 woman's bonnet.
(b) A silver rattle.
(c) A baby doll.
(d) A lace glove.

2. On what day of the week does Tom hoist the ensign at Janus Rock?
(a) On Fridays.
(b) On Sundays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On Thursdays.

3. What is the name of the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) The Windward Spirit.
(b) The White Falcon.
(c) The Queen of Atlantis.
(d) The Pride of Birmingham.

4. When does Tom get news of an urgent vacancy at Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 1?
(a) September, 1922.
(b) March, 1921.
(c) March, 1919.
(d) June, 1920.

5. What is the name of the home where Hannah grew up?
(a) Darlinghurst.
(b) Byron Bay.
(c) Janus Rock.
(d) Bermondsey.

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

7. What does Isabel designate as Lucy's birthday in Part Two: Chapter 13?
(a) April 27.
(b) March 12.
(c) January 18.
(d) February 4.

8. 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) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

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

10. What bit Hannah's mother, leading to her death?
(a) An asp.
(b) A black widow spider.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A dugite.

11. What is the name of Tom's brother?
(a) Paul.
(b) Sam.
(c) Cecil.
(d) James.

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

13. What month is it when Ralph and Bluey arrive at the island in Part Two: Chapter 12?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) August.

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

15. What is Lucy's real name revealed to be in Part Two: Chapter 15?
(a) Grace Roennfeldt.
(b) Gwen Roennfeldt.
(c) Grace Griffiths.
(d) Emma Bradshaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?

2. About how far does the narrator say Janus Rock is from the mainland of Australia in the Prologue?

3. What color is the dead man's hair described as in Part Two: Chapter 11?

4. What did Tom give to Isabel as a wedding gift?

5. What is the name of Hannah's sister?

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