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

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

3. What is the name of Ralph's wife?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Grace.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Gwen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mythological creature does Tom begin dreaming about in Part Two: Chapter 11?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the setting of Janus Rock described in the novel's prologue?

6. How would you describe Tom's commitment to his job as a lighthouse keeper?

7. What strikes Tom about the guidebook for lighthouse keepers in Part Two: Chapter 13?

8. Why does Tom's assignment at Janus Rock become permanent?

9. What information does Isabel learn from Dr. Sumpton in Part Two: Chapter 14?

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

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