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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 are the headmistress and the four girls still at Children's House transferred to work at a machine parts factory in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

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

3. What is the code phrase that Marie-Laure tells the baker when she goes to collect messages in Part Seven: August 1942?

4. Where is Etienne held prisoner in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

5. What is the final song that Marie-Laure plays over the radio waves in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frau Elena do when she and the girls encounter the Russian soldiers in Part Eleven: 1945?

2. What is related in Daniel LeBlanc's letter to Marie-Laure in Part Five: January 1941?

3. How does Etienne begin helping the French Resistance in Part Seven: August 1942? What precautions does he take?

4. What does Werner's group encounter in Vienna in Part Seven: August 1942?

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

6. How is Marie-Laure affected by the German surrender in Part Eleven: 1945?

7. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel doing in Etienne's home in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the tenets of Nazism. How are the tenets of Nazism demonstrated at Werner’s school? In what ways does the study of phrenology connect with Nazi racist beliefs? How does Werner cope with the rise of the Nazi regime during his years in school?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Werner and Volkheimer in Part Two: 8 August, 1944. What has caused Werner and Volkheimer to become entrapped? How do they go about trying to free themselves? What obstacles do they face?

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