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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did telegraph service arrive in Point Partageuse, according to the narrator in Part One: Chapter 2?

2. Where is the Manchester Queen said to be headed in Part Two: Chapter 10?

3. What month is it when Ralph and Bluey arrive at the island in Part Two: Chapter 12?

4. Where did Trimble Docherty commit suicide?

5. What does Isabelle dress the baby in after she first bathes it in Part Two: Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sends Tom a letter in Part One: Chapter 4? How does he respond?

2. What happens to the dead body in Part Two: Chapter 11?

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

4. What is Isabel doing in the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10?

5. How does Tom travel to Janus Rock in Part One: Chapter 3? Who accompanies him?

6. What led to the estrangement between Hannah and her father? When was it resolved?

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

8. Why does Isabel become enraged when the supply boat arrives in Part One: Chapter 9?

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

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

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