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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: 8 August, 1944: Chapters 32-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Part Two: 8 August, 1944 means to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another?
(a) Transmute.
(b) Suspend.
(c) Infraction.
(d) Interference.

2. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?
(a) Frau Goebbels.
(b) Frau Manec.
(c) Frau Elena.
(d) Frau Jutta.

3. How many carats is the Sea of Flames said to be?
(a) 89.
(b) 95.
(c) 133.
(d) 119.

4. Who is moving about the rubble with a flashlight after the blast as Werner lay unable to move in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) Goebbels.
(b) Levitte.
(c) Volkheimer.
(d) Bernd.

5. How many bombers have already turned and climbed before the debris begins hitting the ground in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Werner's younger sister?

2. According to the legend that the museum curator relates of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934, what must be done with the gem in order for the curse to be lifted?

3. The following is one of the quotes which opens the novel: "It would not have been possible for us to take power or to use it in the ways we have without the radio." Who is attributed to this quote?

4. What is the gemstone hidden inside of in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?

5. What kind of gemstone is the Sea of Flames?

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