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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel stay in Paris in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) The Hotel Duchy.
(b) The Grand Hotel.
(c) The Hotel of Bees.
(d) The Hotel Versailles.

2. In what discernible way has Werner been injured from the bombing in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) He has broken several bones in his right leg.
(b) He has lost hearing in his left ear.
(c) His right hand has been blown off.
(d) He has become paralyzed from the waist down.

3. What term from Part Three: June 1940 refers to a psychological theory based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull?
(a) Phrenology.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Mythology.

4. Where does the colonel say the Hermann Goring Division will break the American line in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Avranches.
(b) Cancale.
(c) Versailles.
(d) Essen.

5. Where does Marie-Laure's father say he is now in his letter to her in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Paris.
(d) America.

6. What does the word "Reich" translate to in English?
(a) Massacre.
(b) Battle.
(c) Leader.
(d) Empire.

7. What does Werner use the rest of his money from Herr Siedler to purchase for the orphanage in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) A radio.
(b) Candy.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A phonograph player.

8. 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) Frederick.
(b) Michel.
(c) Etienne.
(d) Sergeant Major von Rumpel.

9. What does the word "corsair" mean as used in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) Jeweler.
(b) Princess.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Pirate.

10. Whose house at 9 rue St. Nicolas is on fire when Marie-Laure and her father reach it in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) Monsieur Claude Levitte's house.
(b) Monsieur Francois Giannot's house.
(c) Sergeant Major von Rumpel's house.
(d) Joseph Goebbel's house.

11. Who does Werner develop equipment for at the school in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Joseph Goebbels.
(b) Bastian.
(c) Hauptmann.
(d) Professor Hublin.

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

13. What is the gemstone hidden inside of in Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) A model house.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A sofa cushion.

14. What is the address of the house that von Rumpel seeks out as he looks out over the devastation of the city in the beginning of Part Four: 8 August 1944?
(a) 33 rue de Esplanade.
(b) 27 rue de Chartres.
(c) 4 rue Vauborel.
(d) 16 rue de la Crosse.

15. How many trips does Marie-Laure's father make in order to surrender the family's radios in Part Three: June 1940?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cans of food does Marie-Laure find in the cellar in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

2. 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?

3. The stone that pops out of the miniature house and into Marie-Laure's palm is described as being what size, in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?

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

5. What German word is described as meaning "child's play" in Part Five: January 1941?

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