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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. Who was left as the executive beneficiary after Tom's father's death?

2. What is the painting of that Isabel stares at in Ralph's home when he enters to talk to her in Part Three: Chapter 34?

3. How old was Isabel when she recalls being on a runaway horse in Part Three: Chapter 28?

4. Who does Mrs. Darnley tell she believes that Hannah has gone insane in Part Three: Chapter 25?

5. Who delivers Tom's letter to Isabel in Part Three: Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the loss of Tom's mother in his life as a child?

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

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

4. What betrayal does Gwen commit in Part Three: Chapter 31? Why?

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

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

7. What is significant about the encounter between Tom and Hannah in Part Two: Chapter 21?

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

9. Why does Hannah come to Isabel's home in Part Three: Chapter 34?

10. How is the reunion of Hannah and Grace described in Part Two: Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the exchange between Lucy-Grace Rutherford and Tom Sherbourne in the end of the novel. Why has Lucy-Grace sought out Tom and Isabel? What does Tom give to Lucy-Grace? Why?

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

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Light Between Oceans. How does the author employ dramatic irony? How is verbal irony used? What are the purposes of these examples and how do they serve the story?

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