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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Isabel say "Lucy" means in Part Two: Chapter 10?
2. Where did Tom go to a boardinghouse to find his mother in Part One: Chapter 8?
3. Where does Betsy Parmenter say she lives in her letter in Part Two: Chapter 14?
4. What is the name of Isabel's mother?
5. On what date does Part One: Chapter 1 begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has led to the strain in Tom and Isabel's relationship in Part Two: Chapter 16?
2. What led to the estrangement between Hannah and her father? When was it resolved?
3. What is revealed in the letter that Hannah receives in Part Two: Chapter 16?
4. What is significant about the gravestone that Tom and Isabel encounter on their way to Lucy's christening in Part Two: Chapter 15?
5. What event is described in the novel's prologue? When does this event occur?
6. What would you describe as the major difference between Tom and Isabel in the novel?
7. When and where does Part Two: Chapter 14 take place?
8. What led to the disappearance of Franz and Grace?
9. Why does Isabel become enraged when the supply boat arrives in Part One: Chapter 9?
10. Who sends Tom a letter in Part One: Chapter 4? How does he respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of motherhood and loss in The Light Between Oceans. How many miscarriages does Isabel suffer? How do these impact her emotionally and mentally? What do you think motherhood means in the context of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the main settings in The Light Between Oceans. Where does Tom begin his service as a lighthouse operator? What brings him to Point Partageuse and Janus Rock? How would you compare these settings?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think the author sets up the inciting event of the novel in the prologue? How does this affect the linear structure of the narrative? What information is established in the prologue of the novel?
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