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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 toys does Grace play with and give names to in Part Three: Chapter 31?

2. Where was the encounter between Grace and Isabel that has led to Grace's regression in Part Three: Chapter 31?

3. What object of Lucy's does Tom keep in his pocket in the jail cell in Part Three: Chapter 25?

4. How many boats does Grace tell Hannah she saw at the river in Part Three: Chapter 35?

5. Whom does Isabel ask to speak to when she enters the police station in Part Three: Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Isabel confess at the police station in Part Three: Chapter 35?

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

4. What exchange takes place between Bluey and Tom in Part Three: Chapter 28?

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

6. What happens when Lucy and Isabel arrive at the police station in Part Two: Chapter 25?

7. Why does Hannah come to the jail in Part Three: Chapter 32?

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

9. How does Bill Graysmark respond when he arrives at the police station in Part Two: Chapter 25?

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

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 author use of foreshadowing in The Light Between Oceans. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the narrative? How does each example serve the story? Does the author employ any "red herrings" in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of The Light Between Oceans. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? What are the effects of these choices by the author?

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