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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How tall did Septimus Potts grow to be?
(a) 5'9".
(b) 5'7".
(c) 6'1".
(d) 6'.
2. About how far does the narrator say Janus Rock is from the mainland of Australia in the Prologue?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 150 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 25 miles.
3. What was the ship that Septimus Potts took to Fremantle as a child?
(a) The Manchester Queen.
(b) The Pride of Birmingham.
(c) The Windward Spirit.
(d) The Queen of Cairo.
4. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Byron Bay.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Albany.
(d) Hopetoun.
5. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?
(a) Biology.
(b) Engineering.
(c) History.
(d) English literature.
6. What prayer does Isabel recite from the Book of Common Prayer in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) "The Churching of Women."
(b) "For Our Enemies."
(c) "For Peace."
(d) "For All Sorts and Conditions of Men."
7. Where does Tom learn the basics of lighthouse keeping at his first relief posting in Part One: Chapter 1?
(a) Byron Bay.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Point Partageuse.
(d) Hopetoun.
8. What is the name of the home where Hannah grew up?
(a) Darlinghurst.
(b) Bermondsey.
(c) Byron Bay.
(d) Janus Rock.
9. Where did Tom go to a boardinghouse to find his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Darlinghurst.
(b) Perth.
(c) Albany.
(d) Hopetoun.
10. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?
(a) September 28, 1893.
(b) December 16, 1918.
(c) April 27, 1926.
(d) March 12, 1924.
11. What is the name of the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) The Queen of Atlantis.
(b) The Windward Spirit.
(c) The White Falcon.
(d) The Pride of Birmingham.
12. How old was Tom when he finally tracked down his mother?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.
13. What is Lucy's real name revealed to be in Part Two: Chapter 15?
(a) Emma Bradshaw.
(b) Grace Roennfeldt.
(c) Grace Griffiths.
(d) Gwen Roennfeldt.
14. What is the name of Tom's brother?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Paul.
(c) Sam.
(d) James.
15. How old does Isabel claim to be when Tom visits her family's home for the first time in Part One: Chapter 5?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
2. What was the name of Hannah's mother?
3. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?
4. What does Isabel designate as Lucy's birthday in Part Two: Chapter 13?
5. Who is the keeper that Tom replaces at Janus Rock?
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