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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) He was crazy.
(b) Guilt from a long-ago murder.
(c) Grief after his wife died.
(d) Grief after his mother.

2. What does Isabelle dress the baby in after she first bathes it in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) A white dress.
(b) A pink dress.
(c) A yellow dress.
(d) A blue dress.

3. How many graves are on the cliff to represent Isabel's lost children in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. What does Isabel name the lagoon in Part One: Chapter 7?
(a) Paradise Pool.
(b) Wonder Waves.
(c) Swimming Spring.
(d) Lovely Lake.

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

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

7. What is the name of Betsy Parmenter's son?
(a) Paul.
(b) Fred.
(c) Tom.
(d) Jack.

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

9. 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) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Three months.

10. At what time does Tom light up the lighthouse on his first night at Janus Rock?
(a) 6:15 p.m.
(b) 5:09 p.m.
(c) 7:21 p.m.
(d) 4:49 p.m.

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

12. Who does Isabel's mother claim Lucy looks like in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Bill.
(b) Tom.
(c) Auntie Clem.
(d) Septimus.

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

14. How old was Tom when he finally tracked down his mother?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom learn the basics of lighthouse keeping at his first relief posting in Part One: Chapter 1?

2. What was the ship that Septimus Potts took to Fremantle as a child?

3. For how long have Tom and Isabel been on Janus Rock in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 8?

4. Where did Tom go to a boardinghouse to find his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?

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

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