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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 is the name of the maid that dotes on Frederick during his visit home in Part Five: January 1941?

2. 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?

3. What does Marie-Laure hold in her left fist as she hides during the air raid in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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

5. What does Werner use the rest of his money from Herr Siedler to purchase for the orphanage in Part Three: June 1940?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Marie-Laure obtain the Sea of Flames from in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? How is this object described?

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

9. How does the narrator describe Marie-Laure's reaction to the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and analyze the characters of Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig as the central characters in the novel. How old are each of these characters when they are introduced? How would you describe each character’s circumstances when they are introduced? How do Marie-Laure’s circumstances differ from Werner’s? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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