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

2. What item of food does Marie-Laure take with her as she seeks refuge in the house in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A cupcake.
(c) A sausage.
(d) A can of peaches.

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

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

5. 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) 269.
(b) 182.
(c) 26.
(d) 363.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?

2. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?

3. What does the legend of the Sea of Flames supposedly ensure for the owner of the gem?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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