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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. What does the legend of the Sea of Flames supposedly ensure for the owner of the gem?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Death.
(d) Beauty.

2. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?
(a) Australia.
(b) Borneo.
(c) South America.
(d) Madagascar.

3. What is the name of Werner's younger sister?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Anna.
(c) Marie-Laure.
(d) Etienne.

4. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?
(a) Suspend.
(b) Infraction.
(c) Transmute.
(d) Interference.

5. 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) Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.
(d) Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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

4. What is the English translation of "L'hotel des Abeilles"?

5. Who is the engineer that Werner recalls seeing right before the blast in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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