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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 does Tom give to Isabel for her birthday in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) A harp.
(b) A ham radio.
(c) A piano.
(d) A gramophone.

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

3. Who is the keeper that Tom replaces at Janus Rock?
(a) Bluey Smart.
(b) Septimus Potts.
(c) Ralph Addicott.
(d) Trimble Docherty.

4. What is the name of Isabel's mother?
(a) Violet.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Esmerelda.

5. What is Janus the god of?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Doorways.
(c) Fertility.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hannah's sister?

2. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?

3. What prayer does Isabel recite from the Book of Common Prayer in Part Two: Chapter 11?

4. Where did Tom and Isabel go for their honeymoon?

5. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When and where does Part Two: Chapter 14 take place?

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

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

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

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

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