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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 corporal that greets Werner in the beginning of Part Seven: August 1942?
2. Where does Werner recall a crimson banner hanging as he wires the radio in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
3. How large has the tumor in Sergeant Major von Rumpel's throat grown when he visits the doctor in Nuremberg in Part Nine: May 1944?
4. What does Vokheimer pile onto Bernd's body after he dies in Part Six: 8 August 1944?
5. What word from Part Eight: 9 August 1944 refers to a cannon having a relatively short barrel that is used for firing shells at a high angle of elevation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What internal conflicts does Marie-Laure face in Part Eight: 9 August 1944? How does she overcome these conflicts?
2. What does Werner witness at the train station near Lodz in Part Seven: August 1942? How does this affect him?
3. What is the mission that Werner's group is assigned in Saint-Malo in Part Nine: May 1944?
4. What exchange takes place between Marie-Laure and Sergeant Major von Rumpel in Part Nine: May 1944?
5. What is related in Daniel LeBlanc's letter to Marie-Laure in Part Five: January 1941?
6. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel doing in Etienne's home in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?
7. What inspires Volkheimer to find a way to freedom from the collapsed hotel basement in Part Ten: 12 August 1944? How does he escape?
8. What does Marie-Laure do with the radio in the attic in Part Eight: 9 August 1944? Why?
9. What does Werner's group encounter in Vienna in Part Seven: August 1942?
10. Where do Marie and Etienne go after the end of the war in Europe in Part Eleven: 1945?
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
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 3
Discuss the themes of light versus darkness and blindness versus sight in All the Light We Cannot See. How are these themes incorporated into the title of the novel? How are these themes developed through symbolism and imagery in Part Six: 8 August 1944? What do you think is referred to by the title of the novel?
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