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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Allied Forces defeat Germany, ending World War II in Europe?
(a) May, 1945.
(b) September, 1944.
(c) June, 1945.
(d) July, 1945.

2. What drug is in the ampules that Sergeant Major von Rumpel takes in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) LSD.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Morphine.

3. What letters on license plates indicate that someone is in the air force, according to the man who meets with Madame Manec in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) WL.
(b) WA.
(c) WH.
(d) WM.

4. Where does Etienne receive the messages from that he broadcasts via radio in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Inside apple pies.
(b) Inside pillowcases.
(c) Inside loaves of bread.
(d) Inside seashells on the beach.

5. What term from Part Six: 8 August 1944 refers to a device though which current can pass freely in only one direction?
(a) Nucleus.
(b) Atom.
(c) Diode.
(d) Infrared.

6. What is the name of the driver in Werner's group in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Neumann Two.
(b) Hauptmann.
(c) Neumann One.
(d) Harold Bazin.

7. Who does Werner recall having seen "through all the stagecraft" of Hitler's rise to power in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Fanni.
(d) Marie-Laure.

8. What month is it when Marie-Laure leads her great-uncle to the gates of the Jardin des Plantes in Part Eleven: 1945?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) March.

9. Whose bookshop does Etienne recall as he lay in the bombed prison in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Monsieur Hebrard's bookshop.
(b) Monsieur Ruelle's bookshop.
(c) Monsieur Bazin's bookshop.
(d) Monsieur Hublin's bookshop.

10. What nickname does Dr. Geffard call Marie-Laure in Part Eleven: 1945?
(a) Petit-LeBlanc.
(b) Petit Marie.
(c) Petit-fors.
(d) Laurette.

11. What does Vokheimer pile onto Bernd's body after he dies in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Potatoes.

12. How long does the doctor in Nuremberg tell von Rumpel he has left to live in Part Nine: May 1944?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2-3 years.
(c) 6-7 months.
(d) 3-4 months.

13. What word from Part Eight: 9 August 1944 refers to a cannon having a relatively short barrel that is used for firing shells at a high angle of elevation?
(a) Panzerkampfwagen.
(b) Fahrgestell.
(c) Howitzer.
(d) Panzer.

14. Who are the twins that Jutta works with at the laundry, according to her letter in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Marie and Claudine.
(b) Eloise and Mary.
(c) Hannah and Susanne.
(d) Sarah and Rebecca.

15. When did Joseph Goebbels die?
(a) June 12, 1961.
(b) September 11, 1945.
(c) May 1, 1945.
(d) March 12, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part Eleven: 1945 refers to the science dealing with the study of mollusks?

2. What is the name of the cultural region in the northwest of France where Etienne's house is in the novel?

3. Where is Etienne held prisoner in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

4. How many days has Werner been trapped under the Hotel of Bees when he first hears Marie-Laure's voice on the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

5. What does the word "Lebensraum" translate to in English?

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