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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie-Laure hold in her left fist as she hides during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Her brother's notebook.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) Her mother's diary.
(d) The Sea of Flames.

2. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?
(a) Australia.
(b) South America.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Borneo.

3. What disorder does Etienne suffer from in the novel?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Agoraphobia.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. How old is Werner Pfennig when he is introduced in Chapter 4 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 22.

5. What does Etienne leave a trail of on the ground for Marie-Laure to find when he first meets her in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Pebbles.

6. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) They push a wardrobe in front of it.
(b) They push a bathtub in front of it.
(c) They cover it with bricks.
(d) They cover it with a painting.

7. Who does Werner develop equipment for at the school in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Hauptmann.
(b) Bastian.
(c) Professor Hublin.
(d) Joseph Goebbels.

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

9. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

11. Where are the citizens instructed to surrender their radio transmitters, according to the notices in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 6 rue Espadrille.
(b) 24 rue de la Esplanade.
(c) 16 rue de la Crosse.
(d) 27 rue de Chartres.

12. Under what peninsular fort does the narrator describe underground armories and a hospital in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Bonn.
(b) La Cite.
(c) Versailles.
(d) Zollverein.

13. Whose house at 9 rue St. Nicolas is on fire when Marie-Laure and her father reach it in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Joseph Goebbel's house.
(b) Monsieur Claude Levitte's house.
(c) Monsieur Francois Giannot's house.
(d) Sergeant Major von Rumpel's house.

14. 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?
(a) It must be thrown into the sea.
(b) It must be ground into ashes.
(c) It must be cast into a volcano.
(d) It must be burned and then buried.

15. How long ago does the narrator say that D-Day occurred in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 2 weeks ago.
(b) 4 months ago.
(c) 2 months ago.
(d) 3 days ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Part Five: January 1941 refers to a small bubble of gas or liquid enclosed in a mineral or rock?

2. How does Marie-Laure know that someone has entered the house in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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

4. What was Claude Lavitte's trade prior to the war?

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

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