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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. Whose errant bomb hits Fort National in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

2. What code phrase does the baker tell Marie-Laure when she goes to get her bread in Part Nine: May 1944?

3. Where does Werner recall a crimson banner hanging as he wires the radio in Part Six: 8 August 1944?

4. Where does Werner's group unload, refuel, and eat on their way to Saint-Malo in Part Nine: May 1944?

5. How old is Werner when Frederick has disappeared at the school in Part Five: January 1941?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sergeant Major von Rumpel respond when he learns that he has only a short amount of time left in Part Nine: May 1944?

2. What is the mission that Werner's group is assigned in Saint-Malo in Part Nine: May 1944?

3. What does Werner's group encounter in Vienna in Part Seven: August 1942?

4. What inspires Volkheimer to find a way to freedom from the collapsed hotel basement in Part Ten: 12 August 1944? How does he escape?

5. Where does Sergeant Major von Rumpel go inside of Etienne's home in Part Six: 8 August 1944? What is he seeking?

6. How is Bernd's death described in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does Werner react to Bernd's death?

7. What is Sergeant Major von Rumpel doing in Etienne's home in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

8. What does Marie-Laure do with the radio in the attic in Part Eight: 9 August 1944? Why?

9. Who introduces Marie-Laure to her new hiding place in Part Five: January 1941? How is this setting described?

10. What does Werner witness at the train station near Lodz in Part Seven: August 1942? How does this affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Frederick’s family’s home in Part Five: January 1941. Where in Berlin does Frederick’s family live? What is significant about Werner’s observation of the Jewish woman who lives above Frederick’s family? How wealthy is Frederick’s family? Where does Frederick’s father work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of mortality versus immortality in the novel. How does Etienne describe his objectives in creating the radio transmitter in the attic? Whom did Etienne hope to contact? How does Marie-Laure perceive Etienne’s fears of mortality?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of free will versus servitude in the novel. What observation does Frederick make about Werner’s outlook on life regarding this theme in Part Five? Do you think that Frederick views his life as one of free will or one of servitude? Why?

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