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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel stay in Paris in Part Five: January 1941?

3. What was Claude Lavitte's trade prior to the war?

4. Where are the entrance exams held for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

5. Who hacks at the rubble in the stairwell as Werner watches in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marie-Laure cope with the loss of her sight when she goes fully blind in Part One: 1934?

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

3. What is Marie-Laure doing when the bombing begins in Chapter 3: "The Girl"?

4. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel's new objective in Part Five: January 1941? Where does this objective lead him?

5. How does Madame Manec come to the decision to help the French Resistance in Part Five: January 1941?

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

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

8. What internal conflicts does Daniel LeBlanc face when he receives a letter from the museum director in Part Three: June 1940?

9. How does the narrator describe the activities in Saint-Malo in the beginning of Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

10. Where does Marie-Laure go to seek shelter during the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Why? What does she take with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Frederick, Bastian, Dr. Hauptmann, and Frank Volkheimer in All the Light We Cannot See. Why is Frederick chosen as the weakest among the recruits? How do the authority figures at the school encourage abuses against Frederick? What is Werner’s relationship with each of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of light versus darkness and blindness versus sight in All the Light We Cannot See. How are these themes incorporated into the title of the novel? How are these themes developed through symbolism and imagery in Part Six: 8 August 1944? What do you think is referred to by the title of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of All the Light We Cannot See. Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the narrative related in a present or past tense? How does the narrator’s language style help to develop the mood and tone in the first chapters? Why do you think the author chose to implement this narrative style for the novel?

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