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

2. How many of the 865 buildings within the walls of Saint-Malo remained standing after the bombings in August of 1944, according to Philip Beck's quote which opens the novel?
(a) 182.
(b) 269.
(c) 363.
(d) 26.

3. What floor of the house is Marie-Laure on when the blasts hit in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) The first floor.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The sixth floor.
(d) The third floor.

4. What is the date of the telegram that directs Daniel LeBlanc to return to Paris at the end of the month in Part Three?
(a) March 10, 1941.
(b) December 10, 1940.
(c) July 12, 1939.
(d) September 15, 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?

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

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

4. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. What German word is described as meaning "child's play" in Part Five: January 1941?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What thoughts consume Bermd, Volkheimer, and Werner in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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

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

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

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

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

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