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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 does von Rumpel find a bathtub three-quarters full of water in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) On the third floor.
(b) On the fourth floor.
(c) On the sixth floor.
(d) On the second floor.

2. Who runs the bakery that Marie-Laure visits daily in Part Nine: May 1944?
(a) Madame Ruelle.
(b) Madame Manec.
(c) Jean-Baptiste Accolay.
(d) Harold Bazin.

3. How many days has Werner been trapped under the Hotel of Bees when he first hears Marie-Laure's voice on the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. What prison do the French policemen say that they believe Daniel LeBlanc may be housed at in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Evreux.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Schulpforta.
(d) Breitenau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernd's first name?

2. Who sacrifices herself first to the Russians when they find the girls in Part Eleven: 1945?

3. What word from Part Eight: 9 August 1944 refers to a cannon having a relatively short barrel that is used for firing shells at a high angle of elevation?

4. What does the word "Lebensraum" translate to in English?

5. The narrator describes Marie-Laure's pupils as appearing as though they are full of what when Werner sees her in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marie-Laure do with the radio in the attic in Part Eight: 9 August 1944? Why?

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

4. What does Werner's group encounter in Vienna in Part Seven: August 1942?

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

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

7. Where do Marie and Etienne go after the end of the war in Europe in Part Eleven: 1945?

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

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

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

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