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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. What code phrase does the baker tell Marie-Laure when she goes to get her bread in Part Nine: May 1944?
(a) The baker is out.
(b) We have no more bread.
(c) The mermaids have bleached hair.
(d) The snails are coming onto land.

2. What street is the Hotel of Bees described as being on in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) The rue Martin.
(b) Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
(c) The rue de la Crosse.
(d) The Place de la Concorde.

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

4. Where does Marie-Laure go to hide when she hears the German boot-steps inside the home in the beginning of Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In her uncle's study.
(d) In the cellar.

5. What German word is described as meaning "child's play" in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Haben.
(b) Reich.
(c) Dicht.
(d) Kinderleicht.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means confused as to time or place?

3. When the French policemen search Etienne's house, they comment about what objects that he has kept in a closet that could put him in jeopardy in Part Five: January 1941?

4. What is the title of Chapter 2 in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

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

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