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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. Who is the "overzealous schoolmaster" that is the warrant officer in charge of field exercises in Part Three: June 1940?

2. What does Etienne say his brother's name was that had a beautiful voice as a boy?

3. What town do Marie-Laure and her father reach two days after fleeing Paris in Part Three: June 1940?

4. What street is the Hotel of Bees described as being on in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. Who is the engineer that Werner recalls seeing right before the blast in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Etienne show to Marie-Laure in the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

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

5. How does Marie-Laure respond when the radios are confiscated in Part Three: June 1940? What secret does Marie-Laure keep?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Germany’s National Political Institutes of Education and the testing undergone by Werner in Part Three: June 1940. What types of tests does Werner take in Essen? How many students will be accepted into the program? When was the National Political Institutes of Education established and what was its mission?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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