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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. Where does von Rumpel find a bathtub three-quarters full of water in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944?

2. Which of Sergeant Major von Rumpel's daughters can sing well, according to the narrator in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

3. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means confused as to time or place?

4. What book is Marie-Laure reading from when she first begins transmitting from the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

5. What does Volkheimer say his great-grandfather was in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Etienne forbidding Madame Manec to participate in treasonous activities in his home in Part Five: January 1941?

2. What exchange takes place between Werner and Sergeant Major von Rumpel in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

3. What does Werner witness at the train station near Lodz in Part Seven: August 1942? How does this affect him?

4. How are Jutta's circumstances described in Part Eleven: 1945? Where does Jutta live and work?

5. Why does Marie-Laure make her way to the attic in Part Six: 8 August 1944? Where does she go in the attic?

6. How does Werner respond when Marie-Laure ends her broadcast in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

7. How is Bernd's death described in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does Werner react to Bernd's death?

8. How does Marie-Laure determine that someone is in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does she react to this information?

9. Where do Marie and Etienne go after the end of the war in Europe in Part Eleven: 1945?

10. What does Marie-Laure do when she decides to take a stand in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Frederick’s family’s home in Part Five: January 1941. Where in Berlin does Frederick’s family live? What is significant about Werner’s observation of the Jewish woman who lives above Frederick’s family? How wealthy is Frederick’s family? Where does Frederick’s father work?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the themes of destiny and fate in All the Light We Cannot See. What are some examples of symbolism and imagery that relate to these themes? What statement do you think that the author is making regarding these different forces? Do you believe in destiny? Do the characters in the novel?

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