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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. 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) 301.
(c) 196.
(d) 200.

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

3. Whose house at 9 rue St. Nicolas is on fire when Marie-Laure and her father reach it in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Monsieur Francois Giannot's house.
(b) Joseph Goebbel's house.
(c) Sergeant Major von Rumpel's house.
(d) Monsieur Claude Levitte's house.

4. What is the address of the house that von Rumpel seeks out as he looks out over the devastation of the city in the beginning of Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 16 rue de la Crosse.
(b) 4 rue Vauborel.
(c) 33 rue de Esplanade.
(d) 27 rue de Chartres.

5. 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) Claude Levitte.
(b) Madame Manec.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Jutta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disorder does Etienne suffer from in the novel?

2. What does the word "Reich" translate to in English?

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

4. How does Marie-Laure know that someone has entered the house in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

5. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she goes blind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marie-Laure doing when the bombing begins in Chapter 3: "The Girl"?

2. What internal conflicts does Daniel LeBlanc face when he receives a letter from the museum director in Part Three: June 1940?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. What does Werner find when he awakens in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

8. What gifts does Marie-Laure's father begin giving her after she becomes blind in Part One: 1934?

9. How does Marie-Laure respond when the radios are confiscated in Part Three: June 1940? What secret does Marie-Laure keep?

10. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel's new objective in Part Five: January 1941? Where does this objective lead him?

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