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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 is the name of Marie-Laure's great-uncle who owns the house where she is staying in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Etienne.
(b) Michel.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.

2. What is the address where Marie-Laure sits with the model in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 6 rue de la Vogne.
(b) 8 rue Versailles.
(c) 4 rue Vauborel.
(d) 13 rue Plantenot.

3. 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 cupcake.
(b) A can of peaches.
(c) A sausage.
(d) A loaf of bread.

4. What is the title of Chapter 2 in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Grotto.
(b) Bombers.
(c) Leaflets.
(d) D-Day.

5. 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) Volkheimer.
(b) Levitte.
(c) Bernd.
(d) Goebbels.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. According to the legend that the museum curator relates of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934, what must be done with the gem in order for the curse to be lifted?

4. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago 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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