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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who answers the door at Marie-Laure's great-uncle's home when Marie-Laure and her father arrive in Part Three: June 1940?
2. What German word is described as meaning "child's play" in Part Five: January 1941?
3. Who is the directress of the orphanage where Werner grows up?
4. How old is Werner Pfennig when he is introduced in Chapter 4 of Part Zero: 7 August, 1944?
5. How long do the entrance exams last for the National Political Institutes of Education in Part Three: June 1940?
Short Essay Questions
1. What thoughts consume Bermd, Volkheimer, and Werner in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
2. What does Werner find when he awakens in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Where is Werner?
3. How does Etienne "introduce himself" to Marie-Laure in Part Three: June 1940? What are Marie-Laure's first impressions of her great-uncle?
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 do Marie-Laure and her father find when they reach Francois Giannot's house in Part Three: June 1940?
6. Where does Marie-Laure go to seek shelter during the bombing in Part Two: 8 August, 1944? Why? What does she take with her?
7. How is Claude Levitte described in Part Three: June 1940? What is Claude Levitte's objective?
8. What efforts does Volkheimer make to free himself and the others in Part Four: 8 August 1944?
9. What gifts does Marie-Laure's father begin giving her after she becomes blind in Part One: 1934?
10. How does the narrator describe the activities in Saint-Malo in the beginning of Part Two: 8 August, 1944?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the characters of Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig as the central characters in the novel. How old are each of these characters when they are introduced? How would you describe each character’s circumstances when they are introduced? How do Marie-Laure’s circumstances differ from Werner’s? How are they similar?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of All the Light We Cannot See. Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the narrative related in a present or past tense? How does the narrator’s language style help to develop the mood and tone in the first chapters? Why do you think the author chose to implement this narrative style for the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Werner and Volkheimer in Part Two: 8 August, 1944. What has caused Werner and Volkheimer to become entrapped? How do they go about trying to free themselves? What obstacles do they face?
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