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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gavroche pickpockets the thief who took Jean Valjean’s money and he throws it over whose wall in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Father Mabeuf’s.
(b) Combeferre’s.
(c) Marius Pontmercy’s.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand’s.

2. Cosette spends her time in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis longing for the young man from where?
(a) Vernon.
(b) Luxembourg Gardens.
(c) Toulon.
(d) Les Halles.

3. How old is Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather in Book II of Part III – Marius?
(a) 90.
(b) 77.
(c) 64.
(d) 83.

4. Approximately how many total casualties came about in the Paris Uprising of 1832?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 350.
(d) 4,500.

5. The Friends of the ABC is led by what fiery student in Part III – Marius?
(a) Grantaire.
(b) Tholomyes.
(c) Theodule.
(d) Enjolras.

6. How does Jean Valjean escape at the end of Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Through the window.
(b) Through the basement.
(c) Through the attic.
(d) Through the sewers.

7. What is the title of Book I in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Little Gavroche.”
(b) “A Few Pages of History.”
(c) “Argot.”
(d) “An End Unlike the Beginning.”

8. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?
(a) The Gillenormands.
(b) The Pontmercys.
(c) The Tholomyes.
(d) The Thénardiers.

9. The republican secret societies made their move to start off the Paris Uprising of 1832 at whose public funeral?
(a) Patrice de Mac-Mahon.
(b) General Lamarque.
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

10. The nickname that Marius assigns to Cosette before learning her name means what?
(a) “The lark.”
(b) “The black one.”
(c) “The white one.”
(d) “The sparrow.”

11. Approximately how old is Gavroche in Book I of Part III – Marius?
(a) 11-12.
(b) 15-16.
(c) 6-7.
(d) 8-9.

12. Where did the Canut revolt take place in December of 1831?
(a) Vernon.
(b) Toulon.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Petit-Picpus.

13. What does Jean Valjean give to the thief who attacks him after he’s pinned the thief to the ground in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) His hat.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His gun.
(d) His sword.

14. What is Book IV’s title in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Aid from Below or from Above.”
(b) “The Noxious Poor.”
(c) “A Few Pages of History.”
(d) “An End Unlike the Beginning.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before he learns Cosette’s name, Marius refers to her as what nickname in Part III – Marius?

2. What is the hometown of Marius’s father to which Marius rides in order to see him in Book III of Part III – Marius?

3. In Book I of Part III – Marius, Gavroche’s parents are living in the Gorbeau House under what pseudonym?

4. Book VII of Part IV – Saint Denis focuses on what?

5. What does Javert give to Marius after Marius tells him of the plot of his neighbors in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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