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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 gives Lucy a prayer book at her christening?

2. What was the name of Tom's father?

3. What does Hannah throw at Sergeant Knuckey in Part Three: Chapter 35?

4. 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?

5. Who is the preacher that suggests Hannah "look for Christ in the life around her" in Part Two: Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Bluey question Tom about during his visit in Part Two: Chapter 19? Why?

5. What conversation takes place between Tom and Ralph in Part Two: Chapter 20?

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

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

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

9. How is the encounter between Isabel and Grace/Lucy described in Part Three: Chapter 30?

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

Describe and discuss the characters of Hannah and Franz Roennfeldt in The Light Between Oceans. What led to Franz's disappearance with Grace? How has this disappearance affected Hannah? How does Hannah respond when her daughter is located?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the character of Lucy/Grace in the novel. How does Lucy's personality emerge as she grows older? Would you consider her a happy child? Why or why not? How is she affected by the separation from Isabel and Tom?

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