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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 Grace initially want to name the kittten that Hannah gives her in Part Three: Chapter 29?

2. What does Isabel accuse Tom of during their argument in Part Two: Chapter 22?

3. Where does Grace intend to go to find Mamma when she runs away in Part Three: Chapter 33?

4. What is the name of Bluey's widowed mother?

5. What Biblical story does Hannah consider after Sergeant Knuckey has left in Part Three: Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Isabel and Ralph discuss in Part Three: Chapter 34?

2. Who attempts to handcuff Tom in Part Three: Chapter 25? Why is he stopped from doing so?

3. How does Hannah respond to Grace's game with her dolls in Part Three: Chapter 28? Why?

4. What kind of pet does Lucy ask for in Part Two: Chapter 22? Why?

5. What causes the argument between Tom and Isabel in Part Two: Chapter 22?

6. Where does Lucy go when she wanders off in Part Two: Chapter 22? How does Tom find her?

7. Where does Lucy go in Part Three: Chapter 33? Why?

8. From whom does Tom receive a letter in Part Two: Chapter 19? What is revealed in the letter?

9. How does Hannah respond to the pretend game Grace plays with the clothespins in Part Three: Chapter 31?

10. Why is Bluey arguing with his mother in Part Three: Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Sergeant Knuckey and Sergeant Spragg in the novel. How do each of these officers perceive Tom and Isabel? How do they treat Tom and Isabel? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in The Light Between Oceans. How would you describe Tom's family? How would you describe Hannah's family? How do these families compare with Isabel's family?

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