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

2. For how long has Marie-Laure's father been gone without word when Madame Manec finally takes her outside the house in Part Five: January 1941?

3. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?

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

5. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Marie-Laure hear the legend of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934? Where was the Sea of Flames first discovered?

4. What does Werner find when he awakens in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

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

8. What is Werner Pfennig doing when his character is first introduced in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the rise of the Third Reich and describe the setting of Zollverein, or the German Customs Union, in the 1930s. When was the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex established? How many miners died in this facility like Werner’s parents? What happens to the older boys at the orphanage at Zollverein?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of Saint-Malo and the circumstances of World War II in Saint-Malo in August of 1944. For how long had the war been raging in Europe at this time? What major events of the war occurred in August of 1944? What statements are on the flyers that drop upon Saint-Malo in the first chapters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of war and fear in All the Light We Cannot See. How are these themes illustrated through Etienne’s character? What other characters in the novel relate to these themes? What are examples of symbolism and imagery that reflect the themes of war and fear?

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