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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: 8 August 1944: Chapters 96-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does the museum curator say have passed since the Sea of Flames was shut away in a vault by orders of the king, in Part One: 1934?
(a) 59.
(b) 196.
(c) 200.
(d) 301.

2. What is the name of the coal mining complex where Werner Pfennig grows up?
(a) Zollverein.
(b) Zurich.
(c) La Cite.
(d) Saint-Malo.

3. What term from Part Six: 8 August 1944 refers to a device though which current can pass freely in only one direction?
(a) Nucleus.
(b) Infrared.
(c) Atom.
(d) Diode.

4. Who answers the door at Marie-Laure's great-uncle's home when Marie-Laure and her father arrive in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Claude Levitte.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Jutta.
(d) Madame Manec.

5. What word from Part Six: 8 August 1944 means to flow out from a source or origin?
(a) Culminate.
(b) Begrudge.
(c) Intercede.
(d) Emanate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she goes blind?

2. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?

3. For how long has Marie-Laure's father been gone without word when Madame Manec finally takes her outside the house in Part Five: January 1941?

4. Where does the furniture lorry drop off Marie-Laure and her father in Part Three: June 1940?

5. How long do the entrance exams last for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?

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