1. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s father?
(a) Georges Pontmercy.
(b) Gavroche Pontmercy.
(c) Theodule Pontmercy.
(d) Enjolras Pontmercy.

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

3. What is written on the message that Marius hurls through the window in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) “Help me!”
(b) “The cops are here.”
(c) “Ransom: 200 francs.”
(d) “Run!”

4. Monasticism, the narrator claims in Book VII of Part II – Cosette, leads only to social isolation and what?
(a) Religious fanaticism.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Greed.
(d) Sexual impropriety.

5. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The Saint of the forgotten.”
(b) “The monster of the night.”
(c) “The thief of the old hotel.”
(d) “The beggar who gives alms.”

Short Answer Questions

1. With what do the nuns convince Fauchelevent to fill a coffin in order to avoid breaking Parisian law by burying a nun in the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

2. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?

3. Fauchelevent believes that Valjean is hiding from whom in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

4. The Friends of the ABC is led by what fiery student in Part III – Marius?

5. What is the name of the old road-mender seen digging holes in the forest in Montfermeil in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

(see the answer key)

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