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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. How old is Lucy when Tom is arrested?

2. Who is the photographer that takes a photo of the evidence from Hannah's package in Part Two: Chapter 23?

3. Where did Hannah go to school?

4. What is Bluey's real first name?

5. What does Hannah throw at Sergeant Knuckey in Part Three: Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflict does Bluey struggle with in Part Two: Chapter 23?

2. How is the encounter between Isabel and Grace/Lucy described in Part Three: Chapter 30?

3. What do Isabel and Ralph discuss in Part Three: Chapter 34?

4. What kind of pet does Lucy ask for in Part Two: Chapter 22? Why?

5. What exchange takes place between Tom and Sergeant Knuckey in Part Three: Chapter 31?

6. What betrayal does Gwen commit in Part Three: Chapter 31? Why?

7. Why does Hannah come to Isabel's home in Part Three: Chapter 34?

8. Where does Lucy go when she wanders off in Part Two: Chapter 22? How does Tom find her?

9. Where does Lucy go in Part Three: Chapter 33? Why?

10. What is revealed in Tom's letter to Isabel in Part Three: Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Hannah and Franz Roennfeldt in The Light Between Oceans. What led to Franz's disappearance with Grace? How has this disappearance affected Hannah? How does Hannah respond when her daughter is located?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Isabel Graysmark Sherbourne in The Light Between Oceans. What is Isabel's family like? What draws Isabel to Tom? How would you compare Isabel's temperament to Tom's?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Lucy/Grace in the novel. How does Lucy's personality emerge as she grows older? Would you consider her a happy child? Why or why not? How is she affected by the separation from Isabel and Tom?

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