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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) July.

2. Where is the Manchester Queen said to be headed in Part Two: Chapter 10?
(a) Darlinghurst.
(b) Albany.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Hopetoun.

3. Who does Isabel's mother claim Lucy looks like in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Auntie Clem.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bill.
(d) Septimus.

4. Why did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?
(a) He was crazy.
(b) Guilt from a long-ago murder.
(c) Grief after his wife died.
(d) Grief after his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Betsy Parmenter's son?

2. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?

3. What fairy tale does Tom read to Lucy after reading the lighthouse keeper's rulebook in Part Two: Chapter 13?

4. What is Tom's last name?

5. What mythological creature does Tom begin dreaming about in Part Two: Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where does Part Two: Chapter 14 take place?

2. What is related of Point Partageuse's history in Part One: Chapter 2?

3. What event is described in the novel's prologue? When does this event occur?

4. What led to the disappearance of Franz and Grace?

5. What is revealed in the letter that Hannah receives in Part Two: Chapter 16?

6. Why does Tom's assignment at Janus Rock become permanent?

7. How would you describe Tom's commitment to his job as a lighthouse keeper?

8. What gift does Isabel present to Tom in Part One: Chapter 7?

9. What does Tom discover on the dinghy before he sends it off to sea in Part Two: Chapter 11? Why is this significant?

10. How is the meeting of Isabel and Tom described in Part One: Chapter 2?

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