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

2. According to the legend that the museum curator relates of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934, what must be done with the gem in order for the curse to be lifted?
(a) It must be ground into ashes.
(b) It must be burned and then buried.
(c) It must be thrown into the sea.
(d) It must be cast into a volcano.

3. What is the English translation of "L'hotel des Abeilles"?
(a) The Hotel of Saints.
(b) The Hotel of Snow.
(c) The Hotel of Bees.
(d) The Hotel of Clouds.

4. What does Etienne say his brother's name was that had a beautiful voice as a boy?
(a) Albert.
(b) Michel.
(c) Claude.
(d) Henri.

5. How many years does the museum curator say have passed since the Sea of Flames was shut away in a vault by orders of the king, in Part One: 1934?
(a) 59.
(b) 196.
(c) 200.
(d) 301.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?

4. How long has it been since Etienne has left his home in Part Three: June 1940?

5. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?

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