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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long have Tom and Isabel been on Janus Rock in the beginning of Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

2. In what subject did Tom earn his college degree?
(a) English literature.
(b) History.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Biology.

3. In what war has Tom recently fought?
(a) World War II.
(b) The American Revolution.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

4. When Tom went to the boardinghouse to look for his mother, he learned that she had died how long ago?
(a) Two years ago.
(b) Three weeks ago.
(c) Two days ago.
(d) Two weeks ago.

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

6. What bit Hannah's mother, leading to her death?
(a) A black widow spider.
(b) An asp.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A dugite.

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

8. On what day of the week does Tom hoist the ensign at Janus Rock?
(a) On Fridays.
(b) On Thursdays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On Sundays.

9. Who is the Point Partageuse policeman that is summoned regarding the letter in Part Two: Chapter 16?
(a) Sergeant Garstone.
(b) Sergeant Spragg.
(c) Sergeant Potts.
(d) Sergeant Knuckey.

10. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?
(a) September 28, 1893.
(b) December 16, 1918.
(c) March 12, 1920.
(d) April 27, 1926.

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

12. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Light."
(c) "Beauty."
(d) "Water."

13. How old was Septimus Potts when he first disembarked at Fremantle?
(a) 12.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) 16.

14. For how long is Tom initially signed up as a temporary lighthouse keeper at Janus Rock?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

15. Where had Septimus Potts traveled from when he arrived in Fremantle as a child?
(a) Sydney.
(b) London.
(c) Perth.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how far does the narrator say Janus Rock is from the mainland of Australia in the Prologue?

2. What year is it when Part One: Chapter 7 begins?

3. How old does Isabel claim to be when Tom visits her family's home for the first time in Part One: Chapter 5?

4. Who skippers the store boat for all the light stations along the coast near Point Partageuse?

5. What prayer does Isabel recite from the Book of Common Prayer in Part Two: Chapter 11?

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