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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. On what date does Part Two: Chapter 10 begin?

2. What is the name of the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?

3. What does Tom find wedged under the rib of the bow of the boat in Part Two: Chapter 11?

4. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?

5. What does Tom wrap the dead man's body in before burying it in Part Two: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the dead body in Part Two: Chapter 11?

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

3. What does Tom recall about tracking down his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?

4. Why does Isabel become enraged when the supply boat arrives in Part One: Chapter 9?

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

6. What is significant about the gravestone that Tom and Isabel encounter on their way to Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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 themes of deceit and betrayal in The Light Between Oceans. How does the author explore these themes through characters and actions in the story? How are these themes developed through symbolism, imagery, and other stylistic devices?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the charges set against Tom after Lucy's return to Point Partageuse. What infractions has Tom committed in regard to his position as a lighthouse keeper? What are the gravest of the charges that Tom faces? How did these charges surface?

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