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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Adolf Hitler's birthday?
(a) July 7, 1877.
(b) March 12, 1900.
(c) September 16, 1895.
(d) April 20, 1889.

3. Who gives Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel a tour of the gems and minerals in the Grand Gallery in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Professor Hublin.
(b) Francois Giannot.
(c) Joseph Goebbels.
(d) Bastian.

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

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

6. What German word is described as meaning "child's play" in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Kinderleicht.
(b) Haben.
(c) Reich.
(d) Dicht.

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

8. 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.

9. What is the title of Chapter 2 in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Bombers.
(b) Leaflets.
(c) D-Day.
(d) Grotto.

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

11. What is the date of the telegram that directs Daniel LeBlanc to return to Paris at the end of the month in Part Three?
(a) July 12, 1939.
(b) March 10, 1941.
(c) September 15, 1940.
(d) December 10, 1940.

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

13. How many years does the museum curator say have passed since the Sea of Flames was shut away in a vault by orders of the king, in Part One: 1934?
(a) 59.
(b) 196.
(c) 200.
(d) 301.

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) Australia.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) South America.

15. 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) Frederick.
(c) Madame Manec.
(d) Claude Levitte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?

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

3. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. Who is moving about the rubble with a flashlight after the blast as Werner lay unable to move in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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

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