1. What do the leaflets floating through the sky have printed on them? 2. What were the bombers named after? 3. Where is Marie-Laure kneeling when she is introduced to us?
4. ‘The night is dreadfully silent’. What does the narrator tell us that Marie-Laure is used to hearing?
5. (a) Work in pairs to put four of the following words into sentences: ramparts
gibbous incendiary
mortars chevrons abscess
lanced reticulated galvanise
(b) Add the words above to the vocabulary builder on pages 1–2 of your Portfolio. Explore
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1. What would you say the atmosphere in France was like at this time, based on what you have read in this extract?
2. What impression do you get of Marie-Laure from the extract?
3. Based on what you have read, would you like to read more of this novel? Give two reasons for your answer.
4. What are the advantages of the author using a third-person narrative voice in this novel? Refer to the extract from All The Light We Cannot See in your answer.
Investigate
Work in groups to look up information about the occupation of France during the Second World War. Each group must present one piece of information to the class that is different to the group that has gone before them.
Create
Imagine Marie-Laure asked you to transcribe a diary entry for her on 7 August 1944, the date of the events in this extract. Write the diary entry that you think she would have wanted you to transcribe in the space provided on page 25 of your Portfolio.
In third-person narratives the story is told by an unknown narrator who is not involved in the story.
