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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. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?
(a) Mother's House.
(b) St. Mary's Orphanage.
(c) St. Paul Home.
(d) Children's House.

2. Who is the "overzealous schoolmaster" that is the warrant officer in charge of field exercises in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Volkheimer.
(b) Albert.
(c) Henri.
(d) Bastian.

3. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she goes blind?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. What does Etienne say his brother's name was that had a beautiful voice as a boy?
(a) Claude.
(b) Albert.
(c) Michel.
(d) Henri.

5. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?
(a) A yellow diamond.
(b) An amethyst.
(c) A ruby.
(d) A blue diamond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?

2. What are pouring from the sky in the first chapter of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Marie-Laure obtain the Sea of Flames from in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? How is this object described?

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

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

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

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

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