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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been overseeing the lighthouse at Janus Rock for the interim when Tom arrives in Part One: Chapter 3?
(a) Harry Garstone
(b) Ralph Addicott.
(c) Neville Whittnish.
(d) Bluey Smith.

2. Where does the Disctrict Officer come from to sign off on Tom's paperwork in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Perth.
(b) Fremantle.
(c) Albany.
(d) Sydney.

3. How old was Septimus Potts when he first disembarked at Fremantle?
(a) Five.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) Three.

4. Who is described in Part One: Chapter 2 as the town butcher in Point Partageuse?
(a) Trimble Docherty.
(b) Len Bradshaw.
(c) Frank Roennfeldt.
(d) Septimus Potts.

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

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

7. About how far does the narrator say Janus Rock is from the mainland of Australia in the Prologue?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 150 miles.

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

9. On what date was Tom born?
(a) December 16, 1918.
(b) April 27, 1926.
(c) March 14, 1890.
(d) September 28, 1893.

10. What is the name of Hannah's sister?
(a) Emma.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Gwen.

11. For how long have Tom and Isabel been on Janus Rock in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two months.

12. Where had Septimus Potts traveled from when he arrived in Fremantle as a child?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Paris.
(c) Perth.
(d) London.

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

14. What year is it when Part One: Chapter 7 begins?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1920.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship is described in the shipwreck of 1889 in the Prologue?

2. How many graves are on the cliff to represent Isabel's lost children in Part Two: Chapter 10?

3. How long has it been since Isabel suffered a miscarriage in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 9?

4. What does Isabel name the lagoon in Part One: Chapter 7?

5. How long does Ralph say it will be before he returns to Janus Rock when he drops Tom off in Part One: Chapter 3?

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