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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the legend that the museum curator relates of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934, what must be done with the gem in order for the curse to be lifted?
(a) It must be ground into ashes.
(b) It must be cast into a volcano.
(c) It must be burned and then buried.
(d) It must be thrown into the sea.

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

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

5. 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) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Joseph Goebbels.

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

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

8. 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) 363.
(b) 269.
(c) 26.
(d) 182.

9. Who does Werner develop equipment for at the school in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Joseph Goebbels.
(b) Bastian.
(c) Professor Hublin.
(d) Hauptmann.

10. 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) Etienne.
(c) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.
(d) Frederick.

11. How old is Etienne LeBlanc described as being in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 63.
(b) 53.
(c) 46.
(d) 75.

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

13. Who is the half-Algerian lapidary that von Rumpel believes may have made the fake versions of the Sea of Flames in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Professor Hublin.
(b) Bastian.
(c) Hauptmann.
(d) Dupont.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "corsair" mean as used in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

3. 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?

4. What does the word "solicitous" mean as used in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. 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?

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