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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. Where has Sergeant Major von Rumpel recently completed treatments in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Essen.
(b) Zollverein.
(c) Avranches.
(d) Stuttgart.

2. Where does Werner's group unload, refuel, and eat on their way to Saint-Malo in Part Nine: May 1944?
(a) Nuremberg.
(b) Epernay.
(c) Cancale.
(d) Evreux.

3. What does Bernd describe to Werner and Volkheimer before he dies in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) His last visit with his mother.
(b) His last visit with his father.
(c) His last visit with his brother.
(d) His last visit with his sister.

4. Who is the ship captain described in the book that Marie-Laure reads over the radio in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?
(a) Captain Nemo.
(b) Captain Mordor.
(c) Captain Martin.
(d) Captain Jason.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How large has the tumor in Sergeant Major von Rumpel's throat grown when he visits the doctor in Nuremberg in Part Nine: May 1944?

2. What animals can Marie-Laure hear almost inaudibly from her hiding spot in Part Six: 8 August 1944?

3. What prison do the French policemen say that they believe Daniel LeBlanc may be housed at in Part Five: January 1941?

4. What is the name of the cultural region in the northwest of France where Etienne's house is in the novel?

5. Where does von Rumpel find a bathtub three-quarters full of water in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who introduces Marie-Laure to her new hiding place in Part Five: January 1941? How is this setting described?

3. How does Etienne begin helping the French Resistance in Part Seven: August 1942? What precautions does he take?

4. What is related in Daniel LeBlanc's letter to Marie-Laure in Part Five: January 1941?

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

6. What exchange takes place between Marie-Laure and Sergeant Major von Rumpel in Part Nine: May 1944?

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

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

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

10. What happens after Werner hears the first Russian voices on the radio in Part Seven: August 1942?

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