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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term from Part Four: 8 August 1944 refers to a German two-seated dive-bomber with a single in-line engine?
(a) Opel.
(b) Stuka.
(c) U-boat.
(d) Reich.

2. 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) The Sea of Flames.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) Her mother's diary.

3. What is the name of the coal mining complex where Werner Pfennig grows up?
(a) La Cite.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Zollverein.
(d) Saint-Malo.

4. 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) Flowers.
(b) Bread crumbs.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Pebbles.

5. How many carats is the Sea of Flames said to be?
(a) 89.
(b) 133.
(c) 119.
(d) 95.

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

7. 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.

8. Where is Marie-Laure hiding during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the library.
(d) Under the kitchen table.

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

10. What does Marie-Laure eat when she awakens in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Soup.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Beans.
(d) Bread.

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

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

13. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

2. Where does Marie-Laure LeBlanc's father work in the beginning of Part One: 1934?

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

4. How long has it been since Etienne has left his home in Part Three: June 1940?

5. Who can Werner see screaming as he is pulled from the rubble in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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