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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose house at 9 rue St. Nicolas is on fire when Marie-Laure and her father reach it in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Monsieur Francois Giannot's house.
(b) Joseph Goebbel's house.
(c) Monsieur Claude Levitte's house.
(d) Sergeant Major von Rumpel's house.

2. Where does the furniture lorry drop off Marie-Laure and her father in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Evreux.
(c) Cancale.
(d) Zollverein.

3. What item of food does Marie-Laure take with her as she seeks refuge in the house in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A cupcake.
(c) A can of peaches.
(d) A sausage.

4. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. Where does Marie-Laure LeBlanc's father work in the beginning of Part One: 1934?
(a) Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.
(b) Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration.
(c) Cabinet des Médailles.
(d) The Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.

6. How long ago does the narrator say that D-Day occurred in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 4 months ago.
(b) 2 months ago.
(c) 2 weeks ago.
(d) 3 days ago.

7. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

8. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Paris.
(b) La Cite.
(c) Essen.
(d) Zollverein.

9. What is the name of the maid that dotes on Frederick during his visit home in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Frau Elena.
(c) Claudine.
(d) Fanni.

10. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she goes blind?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

11. What does the word "Reich" translate to in English?
(a) Massacre.
(b) Empire.
(c) Leader.
(d) Battle.

12. What is the gemstone hidden inside of in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A model house.
(b) A sofa cushion.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A porcelain doll.

13. How old is Etienne LeBlanc described as being in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 53.
(b) 46.
(c) 63.
(d) 75.

14. What term from Part Five: January 1941 refers to a small bubble of gas or liquid enclosed in a mineral or rock?
(a) Carat.
(b) Antecedent.
(c) Inclusion.
(d) Precedent.

15. The following is one of the quotes which opens the novel: "It would not have been possible for us to take power or to use it in the ways we have without the radio." Who is attributed to this quote?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Joseph Goebbels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address of the house that von Rumpel seeks out as he looks out over the devastation of the city in the beginning of Part Four: 8 August 1944?

2. Who is moving about the rubble with a flashlight after the blast as Werner lay unable to move in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

3. Frederick tells Werner during their visit to Frederick's family home, "Your problem, Werner, is that you still believe you own" what?

4. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

5. How many of the 865 buildings within the walls of Saint-Malo remained standing after the bombings in August of 1944, according to Philip Beck's quote which opens the novel?

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