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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. Who hurls a grenade at the stairwell under the Hotel of Bees in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Bernd.
(b) Werner.
(c) Volkheimer.
(d) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.

2. Who does Werner recall having seen "through all the stagecraft" of Hitler's rise to power in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Jutta.
(c) Marie-Laure.
(d) Fanni.

3. How does Volkheimer say partisans are coordinating attacks on German trains in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) By bread messages.
(b) By telephone.
(c) By hand signals.
(d) By radio signal.

4. What is the name of the driver in Werner's group in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Harold Bazin.
(b) Neumann One.
(c) Neumann Two.
(d) Hauptmann.

5. Where is Etienne held prisoner in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Fort National.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Schulpforta.
(d) Evreux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects does Marie-Laure have with her as she hides from the German inside the house at the end of Part Six: 8 August 1944?

2. What is the name of the German truck that carries electrical gear in Part Seven: August 1942?

3. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means to flow out from a source or origin?

4. Where does Etienne receive the messages from that he broadcasts via radio in Part Seven: August 1942?

5. Who is sitting in the alcove with Marie-Laure and Madame Manec in Chapter 81: "Grotto" in Part Five: January 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Werner respond when Marie-Laure ends her broadcast in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

2. How does Werner respond when he hears Marie-Laure on the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

3. How are Jutta's circumstances described in Part Eleven: 1945? Where does Jutta live and work?

4. How is Bernd's death described in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does Werner react to Bernd's death?

5. What leads to Etienne forbidding Madame Manec to participate in treasonous activities in his home in Part Five: January 1941?

6. What exchange takes place between Werner and Sergeant Major von Rumpel in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

7. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel doing in Etienne's home in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

8. How do Etienne and Madame Manec reach a resolution to their conflict in Part Five: January 1941?

9. What does Marie-Laure do when she decides to take a stand in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

10. How is Marie-Laure affected by the German surrender in Part Eleven: 1945?

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