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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 long has it been since Etienne has left his home in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. What does Marie-Laure hold in her left fist as she hides during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Her brother's notebook.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) Her mother's diary.
(d) The Sea of Flames.

3. 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) Inclusion.
(c) Antecedent.
(d) Precedent.

4. What does the legend of the Sea of Flames supposedly ensure for the owner of the gem?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address where Marie-Laure sits with the model in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

2. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?

3. What does Marie-Laure eat when she awakens in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. Who is the "overzealous schoolmaster" that is the warrant officer in charge of field exercises in Part Three: June 1940?

5. What floor of the house is Marie-Laure on when the blasts hit in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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