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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 was the ship that Septimus Potts took to Fremantle as a child?
(a) The Manchester Queen.
(b) The Pride of Birmingham.
(c) The Windward Spirit.
(d) The Queen of Cairo.

2. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Byron Bay.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Albany.
(d) Hopetoun.

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

4. What does Isabel name the lagoon in Part One: Chapter 7?
(a) Wonder Waves.
(b) Paradise Pool.
(c) Lovely Lake.
(d) Swimming Spring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been overseeing the lighthouse at Janus Rock for the interim when Tom arrives in Part One: Chapter 3?

2. What photo studio does Isabel's family go to in Part Two: Chapter 14?

3. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?

4. What year was it when Septimus Potts arrived in Fremantle as a child?

5. What color is the dead man's hair described as in Part Two: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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