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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tom give to Isabel as a wedding gift?
(a) A string of pearls.
(b) A stationary set.
(c) A piano.
(d) A silk gown.

2. Who is the author of The Australian Mother's Manual of Efficient Child-Rearing?
(a) Dr. Trimble Docherty.
(b) Dr. Samuel B. Griffiths.
(c) Dr. Neville Whittnish.
(d) Dr. Len Bradshaw.

3. What is the name of Lucy's biological mother?
(a) Violet Whittnish.
(b) Hanna Bradshaw.
(c) Gwen Docherty.
(d) Hannah Roennfeldt.

4. Who performs Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?
(a) Reverend Docherty.
(b) Reverend Bradshaw.
(c) Reverend Norkells.
(d) Reverend Addicott.

5. Who is the keeper of the boardinghouse where Tom stays in Point Partageuse in Part One: Chapter 2?
(a) Len Bradshaw.
(b) Trimble Docherty.
(c) Hannah Roennfeldt.
(d) Mrs. Mewett.

6. What year was it when Septimus Potts arrived in Fremantle as a child?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1869.

7. Who are Violet Graysmark's sons that died in the war?
(a) James and Paul.
(b) Hugh and Alfie.
(c) Samuel and Jack.
(d) Richard and William.

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

9. What is the name of Isabel's mother?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Violet.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Esmerelda.

10. On what date does Part One of the novel begin?
(a) September 28, 1893.
(b) March 12, 1924.
(c) December 16, 1918.
(d) April 27, 1926.

11. What is the name of Ralph's wife?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Gwen.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Grace.

12. At what time does Tom light up the lighthouse on his first night at Janus Rock?
(a) 7:21 p.m.
(b) 4:49 p.m.
(c) 6:15 p.m.
(d) 5:09 p.m.

13. What fairy tale does Tom read to Lucy after reading the lighthouse keeper's rulebook in Part Two: Chapter 13?
(a) The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Snow White.

14. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) Hopetoun.
(b) Janus Rock.
(c) Albany.
(d) Byron Bay.

15. What does Tom wrap the dead man's body in before burying it in Part Two: Chapter 11?
(a) Leaves from a birch tree.
(b) A cotton sheet.
(c) A sheet of canvas.
(d) A wool blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose little boy does Isabel describe ending up in an orphanage in Part Two: Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of Hannah's sister?

3. What plant has Isabel just planted by a grave in the Prologue?

4. What does Tom find wedged under the rib of the bow of the boat in Part Two: Chapter 11?

5. Who is the Point Partageuse policeman that is summoned regarding the letter in Part Two: Chapter 16?

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