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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV - Saint Denis.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Marius first see Cosette and Jean Valjean in Part III – Marius?
(a) Jardin Villemin.
(b) The Gorbeau House.
(c) The Luxembourg Gardens.
(d) Parc de Belleville.

3. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Ship lumber.
(b) House lumber.
(c) Coal.
(d) Black beads.

4. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(b) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(c) “The Ship Orion.”
(d) “The Grand Bourgeois.”

5. 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?
(a) Tree branches.
(b) Stones.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Book IV’s title in Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. Approximately how old is Gavroche in Book I of Part III – Marius?

4. In Book II of Part II – Cosette, newspaper articles suggest that Jean Valjean withdrew how many francs just before his arrest?

5. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

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