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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the Disctrict Officer come from to sign off on Tom's paperwork in Part Two: Chapter 14?
2. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
3. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?
4. Where had Septimus Potts traveled from when he arrived in Fremantle as a child?
5. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the gravestone that Tom and Isabel encounter on their way to Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?
2. How would you describe Tom's commitment to his job as a lighthouse keeper?
3. When and where does Part Two: Chapter 14 take place?
4. Why is Tom initially given the temporary assignment at Janus Rock?
5. Why does Tom's assignment at Janus Rock become permanent?
6. What happens to the dead body in Part Two: Chapter 11?
7. What led to the disappearance of Franz and Grace?
8. What information do Tom and Isabel relate about Lucy to family and friends in Part Two: Chapter 12?
9. What strikes Tom about the guidebook for lighthouse keepers in Part Two: Chapter 13?
10. What does Tom recall about tracking down his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Isabel Graysmark Sherbourne in The Light Between Oceans. What is Isabel's family like? What draws Isabel to Tom? How would you compare Isabel's temperament to Tom's?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the historical context of The Light Between Oceans. How would you describe the political atmosphere seen in the novel? What impact did the Great War have on Point Partaguese? How did the War change peoples' perspectives?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Tom send the anonymous letter to Hannah Roennfeldt? Do you think that Tom hopes for the outcome that comes from sending these letters? Why or why not?
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