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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. What color are Werner's eyes determined to be by the inspectors at the school in Part Three: June 1940?
2. Where does the furniture lorry drop off Marie-Laure and her father in Part Three: June 1940?
3. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?
4. The stone that pops out of the miniature house and into Marie-Laure's palm is described as being what size, in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
5. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?
Short Essay Questions
1. What test does Werner undergo in Part Three: June 1940? What are the results of Werner's testing?
2. What happens to Frederick when he and Werner return to school after the holidays in Part Five: January 1941?
3. What does the reader discover that Daniel LeBlanc is carrying with him in his flight from Paris in Part One: 1934? How is this revealed?
4. What do Marie-Laure and her father find when they reach Francois Giannot's house in Part Three: June 1940?
5. How does Marie-Laure respond when the radios are confiscated in Part Three: June 1940? What secret does Marie-Laure keep?
6. How does the narrator describe Marie-Laure's reaction to the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
7. Where does Marie-Laure go to seek shelter during the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Why? What does she take with her?
8. What does Werner find when he awakens in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Where is Werner?
9. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel's new objective in Part Five: January 1941? Where does this objective lead him?
10. Where are Marie-Laure and her father going in Part Three: June 1940? Who greets them when they reach their destination?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of mortality versus immortality in the novel. How does Etienne describe his objectives in creating the radio transmitter in the attic? Whom did Etienne hope to contact? How does Marie-Laure perceive Etienne’s fears of mortality?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Reinhold von Rumpel in All the Light We Cannot See. How old is von Rumpel when his character is first introduced? What is his background? What is von Rumpel’s main objective in the novel? How does he go about achieving this objective?
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