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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: June 1940: Chapters 51-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the coal mining complex where Werner Pfennig grows up?
(a) Saint-Malo.
(b) Zollverein.
(c) La Cite.
(d) Zurich.

3. What does the legend of the Sea of Flames supposedly ensure for the owner of the gem?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Death.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Wealth.

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

5. What color are Werner's eyes determined to be by the inspectors at the school in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Midnight blue.
(c) Kelly green.
(d) Sky blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marie-Laure hiding during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

2. What is Adolf Hitler's birthday?

3. Under what peninsular fort does the narrator describe underground armories and a hospital in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

4. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?

5. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?

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