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

2. How does Marie-Laure know that someone has entered the house in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) The person shoots through the front door.
(b) She can hear screaming and shattering glass.
(c) Her great-uncle tells her.
(d) A trip-wire rings a bell.

3. Who is the half-Algerian lapidary that von Rumpel believes may have made the fake versions of the Sea of Flames in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Hauptmann.
(b) Bastian.
(c) Dupont.
(d) Professor Hublin.

4. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?
(a) Frau Goebbels.
(b) Frau Jutta.
(c) Frau Elena.
(d) Frau Manec.

5. For how long has Marie-Laure's father been gone without word when Madame Manec finally takes her outside the house in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) 1 and 1/2 weeks.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 29 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the furniture lorry drop off Marie-Laure and her father in Part Three: June 1940?

2. The stone that pops out of the miniature house and into Marie-Laure's palm is described as being what size, in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

3. 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?

4. Who does Werner develop equipment for at the school in Part Five: January 1941?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madame Manec come to the decision to help the French Resistance in Part Five: January 1941?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Frederick when he and Werner return to school after the holidays in Part Five: January 1941?

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

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

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

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