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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 1,500 pounds.

2. Who is the keeper of the boardinghouse where Tom stays in Point Partageuse in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) Trimble Docherty.
(b) Hannah Roennfeldt.
(c) Len Bradshaw.
(d) Mrs. Mewett.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What photo studio does Isabel's family go to in Part Two: Chapter 14?

2. What does Isabelle dress the baby in after she first bathes it in Part Two: Chapter 10?

3. How long has Lucy been with Tom and Isabel when Ralph and Bluey arrive in Part Two: Chapter 12?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What has led to the strain in Tom and Isabel's relationship in Part Two: Chapter 16?

2. What led to the disappearance of Franz and Grace?

3. What is Isabel doing in the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10?

4. What led to the estrangement between Hannah and her father? When was it resolved?

5. What is significant about the gravestone that Tom and Isabel encounter on their way to Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?

6. What is related of Point Partageuse's history in Part One: Chapter 2?

7. Who are Violet and Bill Graysmark and how are these characters described?

8. What gift does Isabel present to Tom in Part One: Chapter 7?

9. Why is Tom initially given the temporary assignment at Janus Rock?

10. What event is described in the novel's prologue? When does this event occur?

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