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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Werner's younger sister?
(a) Anna.
(b) Marie-Laure.
(c) Jutta.
(d) Etienne.

3. Where does Frederick invite Werner to visit his family for the holidays in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Zurich.

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

5. Who can Werner see screaming as he is pulled from the rubble in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Bernd.
(b) Michel.
(c) Volkheimer.
(d) Frederick.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Whose house at 9 rue St. Nicolas is on fire when Marie-Laure and her father reach it in Part Three: June 1940?

3. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?

4. Where does Marie-Laure's father say he is now in his letter to her in Part Five: January 1941?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Frederick's home described in Part Five: January 1941? What prized object does Frederick show Werner at his home?

2. How does Marie-Laure cope with the loss of her sight when she goes fully blind in Part One: 1934?

3. What setting is introduced in Chapter 1: "Leaflets"? What leaflets are referred to in the title of this chapter?

4. What efforts does Volkheimer make to free himself and the others in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

5. Where are Marie-Laure and her father going in Part Three: June 1940? Who greets them when they reach their destination?

6. What does the reader discover that Daniel LeBlanc is carrying with him in his flight from Paris in Part One: 1934? How is this revealed?

7. What does Etienne show to Marie-Laure in the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

8. How does Etienne "introduce himself" to Marie-Laure in Part Three: June 1940? What are Marie-Laure's first impressions of her great-uncle?

9. Where does Marie-Laure hear the legend of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934? Where was the Sea of Flames first discovered?

10. What does Marie-Laure discover in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944? What does Marie-Laure think about as she hides?

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