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

2. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) "Light."
(b) "Beauty."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Water."

3. How many stairs in the lighthouse lead up to the lantern room at Janus Rock?
(a) 184.
(b) 100.
(c) 145.
(d) 132.

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

5. What is Tom's last name?
(a) Potts.
(b) Roennfeldt.
(c) Sherbourne.
(d) Graysmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the couple that took Septimus Potts in at Kojonup?

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

3. Who is the Point Partageuse policeman that is summoned regarding the letter in Part Two: Chapter 16?

4. How high is the light in the lighthouse at Janus Rock?

5. What is the name of the home where Hannah grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom travel to Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 3? Who accompanies him?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What information do Tom and Isabel relate about Lucy to family and friends in Part Two: Chapter 12?

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

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

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