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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. What does Eponine write on a piece of paper to prove she’s literate in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) “This is my name.”
(b) “I’m being held prisoner.”
(c) “Please help me.”
(d) “The cops are here.”

2. What is the title of Book IX in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Where Are They Going?”
(b) “Little Gavroche.”
(c) “The Intestine of Leviathan.”
(d) “Javert Derailed.”

3. What does Javert give to Marius after Marius tells him of the plot of his neighbors in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) 1 rifle.
(b) 2 pistols.
(c) 1 shotgun.
(d) A pistol and a rifle.

4. Where did the insurgents in the Paris Uprising of 1832 make their stronghold?
(a) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Petit-Picpus.
(d) The Faubourg Saint-Martin.

5. By what name does Marius refer to Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “The sparrow.”
(b) “The lark.”
(c) “The hawk.”
(d) “The snake.”

Short Answer Questions

1. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?

2. Where does Marius first see Cosette and Jean Valjean in Part III – Marius?

3. What is written on the message that Marius hurls through the window in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

4. What is the name of the churchwarden who tells Marius in Book III of Part III – Marius that his father came to Mass to see him?

5. Cosette spends her time in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis longing for the young man from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Eponine leak to Marius about Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?

2. What exchange takes place between Marius and Monsieur Gillenormand in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. Where does Gavroche live in the beginning of Part III – Marius? Who are Gavroche’s parents?

4. What historical event is described in Book I of Part IV – Saint Denis? What consequences of this event does the narrator point out?

5. What does Marius think about Cosette after finding what he believes to be her handkerchief in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

6. What internal conflict does Marius face in Book VIII of Part III – Marius? How is the conflict resolved?

7. What does Gavroche do at the end of Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis? Who benefits from Gavroche’s action?

8. What leads to the disappearance of Cosette and Valjean in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

9. What does Marius learn about his father from Mabeuf in Book III of Part III – Marius? How does this information affect Marius?

10. What consumes Marius’s mind in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis? Where does he spend his time?

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