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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 can of peaches.
(c) A cupcake.
(d) A loaf of bread.

3. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Zollverein.
(b) Essen.
(c) Paris.
(d) La Cite.

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

5. 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) 269.
(b) 182.
(c) 26.
(d) 363.

6. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

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

8. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?
(a) Mother's House.
(b) Children's House.
(c) St. Mary's Orphanage.
(d) St. Paul Home.

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

10. What is the gemstone hidden inside of in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) A sofa cushion.
(c) A model house.
(d) A pillow.

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

12. What is the name of Marie-Laure's great-uncle who owns the house where she is staying in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Michel.
(b) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.
(c) Etienne.
(d) Frederick.

13. What has Marie-Laure's father been building a model of in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Saint-Malo.
(b) A train.
(c) A ship.
(d) Paris.

14. 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) South America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Borneo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?

2. What is the address where Marie-Laure sits with the model in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

3. Frederick tells Werner during their visit to Frederick's family home, "Your problem, Werner, is that you still believe you own" what?

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

5. What color are Werner's eyes determined to be by the inspectors at the school in Part Three: June 1940?

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