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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 bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

2. How many years does the museum curator say have passed since the Sea of Flames was shut away in a vault by orders of the king, in Part One: 1934?

3. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?

4. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

5. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marie-Laure and her father find when they reach Francois Giannot's house in Part Three: June 1940?

2. How is Claude Levitte described in Part Three: June 1940? What is Claude Levitte's objective?

3. How does the author use metaphor to illustrate Sergeant Major von Rumpel's illness in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

4. Where are Marie-Laure and her father going in Part Three: June 1940? Who greets them when they reach their destination?

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 the activities in Saint-Malo in the beginning of Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

7. How is Frederick's home described in Part Five: January 1941? What prized object does Frederick show Werner at his home?

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

9. What does Marie-Laure discover in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944? What does Marie-Laure think about as she hides?

10. What gifts does Marie-Laure's father begin giving her after she becomes blind in Part One: 1934?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Frederick’s family’s home in Part Five: January 1941. Where in Berlin does Frederick’s family live? What is significant about Werner’s observation of the Jewish woman who lives above Frederick’s family? How wealthy is Frederick’s family? Where does Frederick’s father work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the actions of the French Resistance during World War II. What role did French Resistance cells play in the advancement of Allied forces? How many civilians were involved in French Resistance efforts under Nazi control? How are these efforts illustrated in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Daniel LeBlanc in the novel. How old is Marie-Laure’s father when Marie-Laure is born? What actions does Daniel take in order to help his daughter adjust with blindness? Is he effective in his efforts? What happens to Daniel LeBlanc in the course of the narrative?

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