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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. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) Ralph Addicott.
(b) Septimus Potts
(c) Harry Garstone
(d) Neville Whittnish.

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

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

4. How old does Isabel claim to be when Tom visits her family's home for the first time in Part One: Chapter 5?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of Ralph's wife?

3. When did telegraph service arrive in Point Partageuse, according to the narrator in Part One: Chapter 2?

4. How tall did Septimus Potts grow to be?

5. Who are Violet Graysmark's sons that died in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom discover on the dinghy before he sends it off to sea in Part Two: Chapter 11? Why is this significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Isabel become enraged when the supply boat arrives in Part One: Chapter 9?

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

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