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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marie-Laure's father say he is now in his letter to her in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) Paris.
(d) England.

2. How long do the entrance exams last for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 8 days.

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

4. What does the word "corsair" mean as used in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Pirate.
(b) Jeweler.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Princess.

5. Who hacks at the rubble in the stairwell as Werner watches in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Michel.
(b) Bernd.
(c) Henri.
(d) Volkheimer.

6. What term from Part Five: January 1941 refers to a small bubble of gas or liquid enclosed in a mineral or rock?
(a) Inclusion.
(b) Precedent.
(c) Carat.
(d) Antecedent.

7. Where does the colonel say the Hermann Goring Division will break the American line in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Cancale.
(b) Avranches.
(c) Essen.
(d) Versailles.

8. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?
(a) Frau Manec.
(b) Frau Jutta.
(c) Frau Goebbels.
(d) Frau Elena.

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

10. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. Who answers the door at Marie-Laure's great-uncle's home when Marie-Laure and her father arrive in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Madame Manec.
(c) Claude Levitte.
(d) Frederick.

12. What structure does Marie-Laure recall her father describing for her at the Pantheon in Paris in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) The World Trade Center.
(b) Big Ben.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) Foucault's pendulum.

13. What does the word "solicitous" mean as used in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Stagnant.
(b) Reprimanding.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Delighted.

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

15. What does Etienne say his brother's name was that had a beautiful voice as a boy?
(a) Henri.
(b) Michel.
(c) Claude.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

3. What town do Marie-Laure and her father reach two days after fleeing Paris in Part Three: June 1940?

4. What is the name of the coal mining complex where Werner Pfennig grows up?

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?

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