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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. Where did Tom go to a boardinghouse to find his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Albany.
(b) Darlinghurst.
(c) Perth.
(d) Hopetoun.

2. What year is it when Tom, Isabel, and Lucy travel to Point Partageuse for shore leave in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1927.

3. What does Lucy clasp in her hand as Isabel sings her to sleep in Part Two: Chapter 16?
(a) A clothespin.
(b) A ribbon.
(c) A doll.
(d) A seashell.

4. What photo studio does Isabel's family go to in Part Two: Chapter 14?
(a) Graysmark's photographic studio.
(b) Gutcher's photographic studio.
(c) Potts' photographic studio.
(d) Roennfeldt's photographic studio.

5. 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 wool blanket.
(c) A cotton sheet.
(d) A sheet of canvas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the light in the lighthouse at Janus Rock?

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

3. Who performs Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?

4. What is the name of Lucy's biological mother?

5. In what year did Septimus convince the baronet to invest in a land deal, according to the narrator in Part Two: Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?

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

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

4. What has led to the strain in Tom and Isabel's relationship in Part Two: Chapter 16?

5. Why is Tom initially given the temporary assignment at Janus Rock?

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

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

8. Who are Violet and Bill Graysmark and how are these characters described?

9. What is significant about the gravestone that Tom and Isabel encounter on their way to Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?

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

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