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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) 196.
(b) 59.
(c) 301.
(d) 200.

2. Where is Marie-Laure hiding during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) In the library.
(b) Under her bed.
(c) Under the kitchen table.
(d) In the attic.

3. What term from Part Four: 8 August 1944 refers to a German two-seated dive-bomber with a single in-line engine?
(a) Reich.
(b) U-boat.
(c) Stuka.
(d) Opel.

4. Under what peninsular fort does the narrator describe underground armories and a hospital in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Versailles.
(b) La Cite.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Zollverein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the maid that dotes on Frederick during his visit home in Part Five: January 1941?

2. How long do the entrance exams last for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

3. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. What color are Werner's eyes determined to be by the inspectors at the school in Part Three: June 1940?

5. Where is Werner informed he is to report to once he has been accepted into the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. What test does Werner undergo in Part Three: June 1940? What are the results of Werner's testing?

2. How is Claude Levitte described in Part Three: June 1940? What is Claude Levitte's objective?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Marie-Laure go to seek shelter during the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Why? What does she take with her?

8. How does the narrator describe Marie-Laure's reaction to the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

9. What is Werner Pfennig doing when his character is first introduced in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

10. How does the author use metaphor to illustrate Sergeant Major von Rumpel's illness in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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