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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: June 1940: Chapters 37-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Etienne has left his home in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. Where is Marie-Laure hiding during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Under the kitchen table.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the library.
(d) Under her bed.

3. What color are Werner's eyes determined to be by the inspectors at the school in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Blue-green.
(b) Kelly green.
(c) Midnight blue.
(d) Sky blue.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

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

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

4. Where is Werner informed he is to report to once he has been accepted into the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

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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