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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 is Werner informed he is to report to once he has been accepted into the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

2. What term from Part Four: 8 August 1944 refers to a German two-seated dive-bomber with a single in-line engine?

3. What are pouring from the sky in the first chapter of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

4. What does the legend of the Sea of Flames supposedly ensure for the owner of the gem?

5. What is Adolf Hitler's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What setting is introduced in Chapter 1: "Leaflets"? What leaflets are referred to in the title of this chapter?

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

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

8. What thoughts consume Bermd, Volkheimer, and Werner in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of Madame Manec’s illness and death in Part Five: January 1941. How does Etienne respond to Madame Manec’s illness? Are the conflicts between Madame Manec and Etienne resolved before her death? How does Marie-Laure respond to this loss?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tenets of Nazism. How are the tenets of Nazism demonstrated at Werner’s school? In what ways does the study of phrenology connect with Nazi racist beliefs? How does Werner cope with the rise of the Nazi regime during his years in school?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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