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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. 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) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Joseph Goebbels.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

2. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?
(a) A ruby.
(b) A blue diamond.
(c) An amethyst.
(d) A yellow diamond.

3. Who gives Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel a tour of the gems and minerals in the Grand Gallery in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Joseph Goebbels.
(b) Francois Giannot.
(c) Professor Hublin.
(d) Bastian.

4. What nickname does Werner describe for Frank Volkheimer in his letters to Jutta in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) The Gun.
(b) The Bear.
(c) The Snake.
(d) The Giant.

5. The stone that pops out of the miniature house and into Marie-Laure's palm is described as being what size, in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) The size of a golf ball.
(b) The size of a pigeon's egg.
(c) The size of a tennis ball.
(d) The size of a chicken egg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the coal mining complex where Werner Pfennig grows up?

2. What floor of the house is Marie-Laure on when the blasts hit in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

3. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

4. What is the gemstone hidden inside of in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she goes blind?

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