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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inside the first can that Marie-Laure opens in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Green beans.
(d) Blackberries.

2. What objects does Marie-Laure have with her as she hides from the German inside the house at the end of Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) A can opener, a can of sardines, and a loaf of bread.
(b) Two cans, a brick, and a knife.
(c) A sword, a blanket, and a loaf of bread.
(d) Two potatoes and a stack of magazines.

3. Who are the three girls other than Jutta that are still living at Children's House in January of 1945?
(a) Marie, Sarah, and Gretel.
(b) Pierrette, Maria, and Anna.
(c) Hannah, Susanne, and Claudia.
(d) Claudette, Marie, and Anna.

4. Where are the headmistress and the four girls still at Children's House transferred to work at a machine parts factory in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Essen.
(b) Saint-Malo.
(c) The Front.
(d) Berlin.

5. What does Werner say is his favorite thing he has ever seen in his letter to Jutta in Part Nine: May 1944?
(a) Berlin.
(b) The citadel.
(c) An American ship.
(d) The sea.

6. Where does Marie-Laure go to hide when she hears the German boot-steps inside the home in the beginning of Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) Under her bed.
(b) In the cellar.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In her uncle's study.

7. How old is Jutta in January of 1945?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

8. Where does Etienne rent a flat in Paris in Part Eleven: 1945?
(a) The rue de Patriarches.
(b) The rue de Chartres.
(c) The rue de la Crosse.
(d) Avenue des Champs-Elysees.

9. Where does Marie-Laure tell her uncle she would like to go at the end of Part Eleven: 1945?
(a) To England.
(b) To America.
(c) To Berlin.
(d) To school.

10. What animals can Marie-Laure hear almost inaudibly from her hiding spot in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) Cats.
(b) Bats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Birds.

11. What is the name of the Jewess from Frederick's elevator that appears to Werner in a vision in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Frau von Rumpel.
(b) Frau Hauptmann.
(c) Frau Schwartzenberger.
(d) Frau Accolay.

12. What illness does Madame Manec contract in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Polio.
(b) Rheumatic fever.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Pneumonia.

13. Who is the ship captain described in the book that Marie-Laure reads over the radio in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Captain Mordor.
(b) Captain Nemo.
(c) Captain Martin.
(d) Captain Jason.

14. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means confused as to time or place?
(a) Interloped.
(b) Disoriented.
(c) Frequented.
(d) Marginalized.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Werner recall having seen "through all the stagecraft" of Hitler's rise to power in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

3. What does Volkheimer say his great-grandfather was in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

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

5. What is Bernd's first name?

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