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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago does the narrator say that D-Day occurred in Chapter 5 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 2 months ago.
(b) 3 days ago.
(c) 2 weeks ago.
(d) 4 months ago.

2. What is the address where Marie-Laure sits with the model in Chapter 3 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
(a) 13 rue Plantenot.
(b) 4 rue Vauborel.
(c) 6 rue de la Vogne.
(d) 8 rue Versailles.

3. Where does Frederick invite Werner to visit his family for the holidays in Part Five: January 1941?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Berlin.

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

5. What is the name of the orphanage where Werner and his younger sister grow up?
(a) St. Paul Home.
(b) St. Mary's Orphanage.
(c) Mother's House.
(d) Children's House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Werner use the rest of his money from Herr Siedler to purchase for the orphanage in Part Three: June 1940?

2. How do Marie-Laure and Etienne hide the entrance to the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

3. Frederick tells Werner during their visit to Frederick's family home, "Your problem, Werner, is that you still believe you own" what?

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

5. What does Etienne leave a trail of on the ground for Marie-Laure to find when he first meets her in Part Three: June 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Claude Levitte described in Part Three: June 1940? What is Claude Levitte's objective?

2. What thoughts consume Bermd, Volkheimer, and Werner in Part Four: 8 August 1944?

3. What is Werner Pfennig doing when his character is first introduced in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? Where is Werner?

4. What does the reader discover that Daniel LeBlanc is carrying with him in his flight from Paris in Part One: 1934? How is this revealed?

5. What internal conflicts does Daniel LeBlanc face when he receives a letter from the museum director in Part Three: June 1940?

6. What setting is introduced in Chapter 1: "Leaflets"? What leaflets are referred to in the title of this chapter?

7. Where does Marie-Laure obtain the Sea of Flames from in Part Zero: 7 August, 1944? How is this object described?

8. What does Etienne show to Marie-Laure in the attic in Part Three: June 1940?

9. Where are Marie-Laure and her father going in Part Three: June 1940? Who greets them when they reach their destination?

10. Where does Marie-Laure hear the legend of the Sea of Flames in Part One: 1934? Where was the Sea of Flames first discovered?

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