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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. The following is one of the quotes which opens the novel: "It would not have been possible for us to take power or to use it in the ways we have without the radio." Who is attributed to this quote?

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

3. What does Etienne leave a trail of on the ground for Marie-Laure to find when he first meets her in Part Three: June 1940?

4. In what discernible way has Werner been injured from the bombing in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

5. Where does the museum curator say a prince plucked the Sea of Flames from a dry riverbed centuries ago in Part One: 1934?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Frederick when he and Werner return to school after the holidays in Part Five: January 1941?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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 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

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?

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