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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 3 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in Part One: Chapter 2 as the town butcher in Point Partageuse?
(a) Trimble Docherty.
(b) Septimus Potts.
(c) Frank Roennfeldt.
(d) Len Bradshaw.

2. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?
(a) An almond tree.
(b) A rosebush.
(c) A cactus.
(d) A rosemary bush.

3. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?
(a) Neville Whittnish.
(b) Harry Garstone
(c) Ralph Addicott.
(d) Septimus Potts

4. How long does Tom say it will be before he returns to the mainland in his letter to Isabel in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One month.
(d) Three months.

5. What is Isabel's last name?
(a) Potts.
(b) Smith.
(c) Graysmark.
(d) Garstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?

2. When does Tom get news of an urgent vacancy at Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 1?

3. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?

4. How much money is in Tom's bank account, according to the notice he receives in Part One: Chapter 4?

5. Where does Tom learn the basics of lighthouse keeping at his first relief posting in Part One: Chapter 1?

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