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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 One: Chapter 1 begin?

2. What month is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?

3. What does Isabel name the lagoon in Part One: Chapter 7?

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

5. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tom discover on the dinghy before he sends it off to sea in Part Two: Chapter 11? Why is this significant?

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

5. What is related of Septimus Potts's childhood in Part Two: Chapter 16?

6. How is the setting of Janus Rock described in the novel's prologue?

7. How is the meeting of Isabel and Tom described in Part One: Chapter 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are examples of symbolism and imagery employed by the author in The Light Between Oceans? What purpose does each example serve? How does the author employ similes and metaphors in describing the settings in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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