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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Ten: 12 August 1944: Chapters 148-165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Etienne receive the messages from that he broadcasts via radio in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Inside loaves of bread.
(b) Inside apple pies.
(c) Inside seashells on the beach.
(d) Inside pillowcases.

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?
(a) The size of a tennis ball.
(b) The size of a chicken egg.
(c) The size of a golf ball.
(d) The size of a pigeon's egg.

3. Where does Werner recall a crimson banner hanging as he wires the radio in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) At Adolf Hitler's house.
(b) At Joseph Goebbels' house.
(c) At Herr Siedler's house.
(d) At Volkheimer's house.

4. How old is Werner Pfennig when he is introduced in Chapter 4 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 14.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

5. In what discernible way has Werner been injured from the bombing in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) He has lost hearing in his left ear.
(b) He has broken several bones in his right leg.
(c) He has become paralyzed from the waist down.
(d) His right hand has been blown off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marie-Laure's great-uncle who owns the house where she is staying in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

2. What ship is described in Marie-Laure's reading over the radio in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

3. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. Who is the composer of "Clair de Lune"?

5. Where does the colonel say the Hermann Goring Division will break the American line in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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