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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 is the mining official that has sent a note congratulating Werner for his successes in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

2. What does Volkheimer say his great-grandfather was in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

3. Where does Werner recall a boy from school describing a rally to him in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

4. How many days has Werner been trapped under the Hotel of Bees when he first hears Marie-Laure's voice on the radio in Part Eight: 9 August 1944?

5. What does the phrase "belle laide" mean in English, according to the narrator in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Werner hears the first Russian voices on the radio in Part Seven: August 1942?

2. What does Werner discover while listening to Etienne on the radio in Part Nine: May 1944? How does Werner deal with the situation?

3. What exchange takes place between Marie-Laure and Sergeant Major von Rumpel in Part Nine: May 1944?

4. Where do Marie and Etienne go after the end of the war in Europe in Part Eleven: 1945?

5. How does Marie-Laure determine that someone is in the house in Part Six: 8 August 1944? How does she react to this information?

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

7. What does Marie-Laure do when she decides to take a stand in Part Ten: 12 August 1944?

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

9. How does Etienne begin helping the French Resistance in Part Seven: August 1942? What precautions does he take?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Daniel LeBlanc in the novel. How old is Marie-Laure’s father when Marie-Laure is born? What actions does Daniel take in order to help his daughter adjust with blindness? Is he effective in his efforts? What happens to Daniel LeBlanc in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the themes of light versus darkness and blindness versus sight in All the Light We Cannot See. How are these themes incorporated into the title of the novel? How are these themes developed through symbolism and imagery in Part Six: 8 August 1944? What do you think is referred to by the title of the novel?

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