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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure does Marie-Laure recall her father describing for her at the Pantheon in Paris in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) The World Trade Center.
(d) Foucault's pendulum.

2. What is the name of Marie-Laure's great-uncle who owns the house where she is staying in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Etienne.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.
(d) Michel.

3. Who hacks at the rubble in the stairwell as Werner watches in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Bernd.
(b) Volkheimer.
(c) Michel.
(d) Henri.

4. 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?
(a) 1 and 1/2 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 29 days.
(d) 9 days.

5. 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?
(a) It must be cast into a volcano.
(b) It must be burned and then buried.
(c) It must be ground into ashes.
(d) It must be thrown into the sea.

6. What item of food does Marie-Laure take with her as she seeks refuge in the house in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A cupcake.
(b) A can of peaches.
(c) A sausage.
(d) A loaf of bread.

7. How many of the 865 buildings within the walls of Saint-Malo remained standing after the bombings in August of 1944, according to Philip Beck's quote which opens the novel?
(a) 182.
(b) 363.
(c) 26.
(d) 269.

8. How old is Marie-Laure LeBlanc when she is introduced in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

9. What are pouring from the sky in the first chapter of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) Ashes.
(b) Snowflakes.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Leaflets.

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

11. What disorder does Etienne suffer from in the novel?
(a) Bulimia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Agoraphobia.

12. What is the name of the maid that dotes on Frederick during his visit home in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Jutta.
(b) Claudine.
(c) Fanni.
(d) Frau Elena.

13. Where does Marie-Laure LeBlanc's father work in the beginning of Part One: 1934?
(a) The Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
(b) Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration.
(c) Cabinet des Médailles.
(d) Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume.

14. What street is the Hotel of Bees described as being on in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) The Place de la Concorde.
(b) Avenue des Champs-Elysees.
(c) The rue de la Crosse.
(d) The rue Martin.

15. Who is the half-Algerian lapidary that von Rumpel believes may have made the fake versions of the Sea of Flames in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Professor Hublin.
(b) Dupont.
(c) Bastian.
(d) Hauptmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel stay in Paris in Part Five: January 1941?

2. What has Marie-Laure's father been building a model of in Part Three: June 1940?

3. What is the date of the telegram that directs Daniel LeBlanc to return to Paris at the end of the month in Part Three?

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?

5. What animals is Frederick fascinated with in the novel?

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