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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: 8 August, 1944: Chapters 32-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the 865 buildings within the walls of Saint-Malo remained standing after the bombings in August of 1944, according to Philip Beck's quote which opens the novel?
(a) 26.
(b) 182.
(c) 269.
(d) 363.

2. 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) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Joseph Goebbels.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

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

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

5. What does the word "solicitous" mean as used in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Delighted.
(c) Reprimanding.
(d) Stagnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?

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. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she is introduced in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

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

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

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