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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 orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?

2. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

3. Who does Werner develop equipment for at the school in Part Five: January 1941?

4. Where does Marie-Laure's father say he is now in his letter to her in Part Five: January 1941?

5. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Werner find when he awakens in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

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

4. What is Marie-Laure doing when the bombing begins in Chapter 3: "The Girl"?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the author use metaphor to illustrate Sergeant Major von Rumpel's illness in Part Four: 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

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 the Sea of Flames in the novel. When and where is this object first introduced? What is the legend of the Sea of Flames? How does this object drive the characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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