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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. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?
2. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?
3. What does Tom wrap the dead man's body in before burying it in Part Two: Chapter 11?
4. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?
5. When Tom went to the boardinghouse to look for his mother, he learned that she had died how long ago?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Isabel learn from Dr. Sumpton in Part Two: Chapter 14?
2. What are Isabel's impressions of Janus Rock when she arrives in Part One: Chapter 7?
3. What led to the estrangement between Hannah and her father? When was it resolved?
4. What strikes Tom about the guidebook for lighthouse keepers in Part Two: Chapter 13?
5. What would you describe as the major difference between Tom and Isabel in the novel?
6. What happens to the dead body in Part Two: Chapter 11?
7. What has led to the strain in Tom and Isabel's relationship in Part Two: Chapter 16?
8. Why does Isabel become enraged when the supply boat arrives in Part One: Chapter 9?
9. What is Isabel doing in the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10?
10. How would you describe Tom's commitment to his job as a lighthouse keeper?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the author sets up the inciting event of the novel in the prologue? How does this affect the linear structure of the narrative? What information is established in the prologue of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of motherhood and loss in The Light Between Oceans. How many miscarriages does Isabel suffer? How do these impact her emotionally and mentally? What do you think motherhood means in the context of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of The Light Between Oceans. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? What are the effects of these choices by the author?
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