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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. 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?
(a) The size of a tennis ball.
(b) The size of a pigeon's egg.
(c) The size of a golf ball.
(d) The size of a chicken egg.

2. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Paris.
(b) Essen.
(c) Zollverein.
(d) La Cite.

3. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) They push a wardrobe in front of it.
(b) They cover it with bricks.
(c) They push a bathtub in front of it.
(d) They cover it with a painting.

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

5. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel stay in Paris in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) The Hotel of Bees.
(b) The Hotel Duchy.
(c) The Grand Hotel.
(d) The Hotel Versailles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what peninsular fort does the narrator describe underground armories and a hospital in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

2. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?

3. Who gives Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel a tour of the gems and minerals in the Grand Gallery in Part Three: June 1940?

4. Where is Marie-Laure hiding during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. What town do Marie-Laure and her father reach two days after fleeing Paris in Part Three: June 1940?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Marie-Laure discover in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944? What does Marie-Laure think about as she hides?

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

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

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

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

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

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