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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Tom learn the basics of lighthouse keeping at his first relief posting in Part One: Chapter 1?
(a) Point Partageuse.
(b) Hopetoun.
(c) Byron Bay.
(d) Janus Rock.

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

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

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

6. What was the ship that Septimus Potts took to Fremantle as a child?
(a) The Windward Spirit.
(b) The Queen of Cairo.
(c) The Manchester Queen.
(d) The Pride of Birmingham.

7. 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.

8. What photo studio does Isabel's family go to in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Graysmark's photographic studio.
(b) Gutcher's photographic studio.
(c) Potts' photographic studio.
(d) Roennfeldt's photographic studio.

9. What does Tom give to Isabel for her birthday in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) A harp.
(b) A piano.
(c) A ham radio.
(d) A gramophone.

10. What fairy tale does Tom read to Lucy after reading the lighthouse keeper's rulebook in Part Two: Chapter 13?
(a) Sleeping Beauty.
(b) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Cinderella.

11. What mythological creature does Tom begin dreaming about in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) An ogre.
(c) A phoenix.
(d) A satyr.

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

13. What did the couple do for a living that took in Septimus Potts in Kojonup?
(a) They were apple pickers.
(b) They were coal miners.
(c) They were sandalwood pullers.
(d) They were bakers.

14. What did Tom give to Isabel as a wedding gift?
(a) A stationary set.
(b) A silk gown.
(c) A string of pearls.
(d) A piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lucy clasp in her hand as Isabel sings her to sleep in Part Two: Chapter 16?

3. In what year did Septimus convince the baronet to invest in a land deal, according to the narrator in Part Two: Chapter 16?

4. On what date does Part Two: Chapter 10 begin?

5. What bit Hannah's mother, leading to her death?

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