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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 term from Part Three: June 1940 refers to a psychological theory based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull?
2. According to the legend that the museum curator relates of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934, what must be done with the gem in order for the curse to be lifted?
3. How long has it been since Etienne has left his home in Part Three: June 1940?
4. What is Adolf Hitler's birthday?
5. What does Etienne say his brother's name was that had a beautiful voice as a boy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Marie-Laure cope with the loss of her sight when she goes fully blind in Part One: 1934?
2. 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?
3. What does Marie-Laure discover in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944? What does Marie-Laure think about as she hides?
4. Where does Marie-Laure go to seek shelter during the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Why? What does she take with her?
5. How does the narrator describe the activities in Saint-Malo in the beginning of Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
6. How is Claude Levitte described in Part Three: June 1940? What is Claude Levitte's objective?
7. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel's new objective in Part Five: January 1941? Where does this objective lead him?
8. What test does Werner undergo in Part Three: June 1940? What are the results of Werner's testing?
9. What does Etienne show to Marie-Laure in the attic in Part Three: June 1940?
10. How does Etienne "introduce himself" to Marie-Laure in Part Three: June 1940? What are Marie-Laure's first impressions of her great-uncle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Reinhold von Rumpel in All the Light We Cannot See. How old is von Rumpel when his character is first introduced? What is his background? What is von Rumpel’s main objective in the novel? How does he go about achieving this objective?
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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