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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel stay in Paris in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) The Hotel Duchy.
(b) The Grand Hotel.
(c) The Hotel of Bees.
(d) The Hotel Versailles.

2. Who is the engineer that Werner recalls seeing right before the blast in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Bernd.
(b) Albert.
(c) Levitte.
(d) Michel.

3. What street is the Hotel of Bees described as being on in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) The rue de la Crosse.
(b) Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
(c) The rue Martin.
(d) The Place de la Concorde.

4. What floor of the house is Marie-Laure on when the blasts hit in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) The sixth floor.
(b) The first floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The second floor.

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

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

7. Where does Marie-Laure LeBlanc's father work in the beginning of Part One: 1934?
(a) Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.
(b) Cabinet des Médailles.
(c) Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration.
(d) The Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.

8. What are pouring from the sky in the first chapter of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Snowflakes.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Leaflets.
(d) Raindrops.

9. What is the name of the maid that dotes on Frederick during his visit home in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Claudine.
(c) Frau Elena.
(d) Fanni.

10. What does the word "Reich" translate to in English?
(a) Battle.
(b) Leader.
(c) Empire.
(d) Massacre.

11. What nickname does Werner describe for Frank Volkheimer in his letters to Jutta in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) The Snake.
(b) The Gun.
(c) The Giant.
(d) The Bear.

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

13. 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?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Joseph Goebbels.

14. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?
(a) Interference.
(b) Suspend.
(c) Transmute.
(d) Infraction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Marie-Laure's father been gone without word when Madame Manec finally takes her outside the house in Part Five: January 1941?

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

3. How old is Werner Pfennig when he is introduced in Chapter 4 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

4. Where does the colonel say the Hermann Goring Division will break the American line in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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

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