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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. Who can Werner see screaming as he is pulled from the rubble in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Volkheimer.
(b) Michel.
(c) Bernd.
(d) Frederick.

2. Who is moving about the rubble with a flashlight after the blast as Werner lay unable to move in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Bernd.
(b) Goebbels.
(c) Volkheimer.
(d) Levitte.

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

4. 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) 363.
(b) 269.
(c) 182.
(d) 26.

5. What is the English translation of "L'hotel des Abeilles"?
(a) The Hotel of Clouds.
(b) The Hotel of Snow.
(c) The Hotel of Saints.
(d) The Hotel of Bees.

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

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

4. What item of food does Marie-Laure take with her as she seeks refuge in the house in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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

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