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

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

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

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

5. Where does Betsy Parmenter say she lives in her letter in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) London.
(b) Kent.
(c) Perth.
(d) Albany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall did Septimus Potts grow to be?

2. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?

3. What was the name of Hannah's mother?

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

5. What did the couple do for a living that took in Septimus Potts in Kojonup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isabel do with the infant when she takes it from Tom in Part Two: Chapter 10?

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

3. Who sends Tom a letter in Part One: Chapter 4? How does he respond?

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

5. What is revealed in the letter that Hannah receives in Part Two: Chapter 16?

6. What are Isabel's impressions of Janus Rock when she arrives in Part One: Chapter 7?

7. What is related of Septimus Potts's childhood in Part Two: Chapter 16?

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

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

10. When and where does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?

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