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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 sport does Bluey discuss with Tom in the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 19?

2. Where does Sergeant Knuckey tell Tom he will be taken after his committal hearing in Part Three: Chapter 31?

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

4. Where does Hannah say Grace has gone with her grandfather in Part Three: Chapter 35?

5. What is the reward listed on the poster that has a photograph of evidence on it in Part Two: Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What exchange takes place between Tom and Ralph at the jail in Part Three: Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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