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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 Jewess from Frederick's elevator that appears to Werner in a vision in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

2. What does Werner say is his favorite thing he has ever seen in his letter to Jutta in Part Nine: May 1944?

3. How long does Etienne remain in his study after Madame Manec dies in Part Seven: August 1942?

4. How many of the 380 French prisoners at Fort National are killed instantly when the bomb hits in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

5. What does the phrase "belle laide" mean in English, according to the narrator in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Werner respond when he hears Marie-Laure on the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

2. What does Werner discover while listening to Etienne on the radio in Part Nine: May 1944? How does Werner deal with the situation?

3. What inspires Volkheimer to find a way to freedom from the collapsed hotel basement in Part Ten: 12 August 1944? How does he escape?

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

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

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

7. What is the mission that Werner's group is assigned in Saint-Malo in Part Nine: May 1944?

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

9. How do Etienne and Madame Manec reach a resolution to their conflict in Part Five: January 1941?

10. How does Sergeant Major von Rumpel respond when he learns that he has only a short amount of time left in Part Nine: May 1944?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Daniel LeBlanc in the novel. How old is Marie-Laure’s father when Marie-Laure is born? What actions does Daniel take in order to help his daughter adjust with blindness? Is he effective in his efforts? What happens to Daniel LeBlanc in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of mortality versus immortality in the novel. How does Etienne describe his objectives in creating the radio transmitter in the attic? Whom did Etienne hope to contact? How does Marie-Laure perceive Etienne’s fears of mortality?

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