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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: 8 August 1944: Chapters 62-67.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 301.
(b) 200.
(c) 196.
(d) 59.

2. 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 chicken egg.
(c) The size of a golf ball.
(d) The size of a tennis ball.

3. How old is Etienne LeBlanc described as being in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 46.
(b) 63.
(c) 75.
(d) 53.

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

5. Where does the furniture lorry drop off Marie-Laure and her father in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Cancale.
(c) Zollverein.
(d) Evreux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?

2. Who is the "overzealous schoolmaster" that is the warrant officer in charge of field exercises in Part Three: June 1940?

3. What does Marie-Laure eat when she awakens in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. Under what peninsular fort does the narrator describe underground armories and a hospital in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

5. What term from Part Three: June 1940 refers to a psychological theory based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull?

(see the answer key)

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