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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 Marie-Laure go to refill her can with water while the German is still in the house in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
(a) To the bucket in her bedroom.
(b) To the bucket in the kitchen.
(c) To the third-floor toilet.
(d) To the third-floor bathtub.

2. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means confused as to time or place?
(a) Frequented.
(b) Disoriented.
(c) Interloped.
(d) Marginalized.

3. When the French policemen search Etienne's house, they comment about what objects that he has kept in a closet that could put him in jeopardy in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) French flags.
(b) Model trains.
(c) Radio parts.
(d) Electrical tools.

4. Where do Werner and the corporal come to a train transfer station after leaving Schulpforta in Part Seven: August 1942?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Lodz.

5. What animals can Marie-Laure hear almost inaudibly from her hiding spot in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
(a) Cats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Bats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does Werner hear when he first picks up messages over the radio in Part Seven: August 1942?

3. What does the phrase "belle laide" mean in English, according to the narrator in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What inspires Volkheimer to find a way to freedom from the collapsed hotel basement in Part Ten: 12 August 1944? How does he escape?

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

4. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel go inside of Etienne's home in Part Six: 8 August 1944? What is he seeking?

5. How does Marie-Laure determine that someone is in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does she react to this information?

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

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

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

9. Why does Marie-Laure make her way to the attic in Part Six: 8 August 1944? Where does she go in the attic?

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

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