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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does Courfeyrac dub Jean Valjean prior to meeting him in Part III – Marius?
(a) Bruneseau.
(b) Joly.
(c) Gervais.
(d) Leblanc.

2. The four ringleaders of the Paris criminal underworld introduced in Part III – Marius are Montparnasse, Babet, Claquesous, and whom?
(a) Courfeyrac.
(b) Gueulemer.
(c) Bruneseau.
(d) Javert.

3. What is the title of Book VIII in Part III – Marius?
(a) “Eponine.”
(b) “Aid from Below or from Above.”
(c) “The Noxious Poor.”
(d) “An End Unlike the Beginning.”

4. Gavroche’s makeshift home in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis is inside a statue of what?
(a) A goat.
(b) An Olympian.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A giraffe.

5. How much money does Marius attempt to give Eponine for her information about Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) 5 francs.
(b) 50 francs.
(c) 35 francs.
(d) 20 francs.

6. In what year does Marius turn eighteen in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) 1814.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1827.

7. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather who raised him?
(a) Monsieur Thenardier.
(b) Monsieur Madeleine.
(c) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

8. From what location does Gavroche rescue Thénardier in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) A rooftop.
(b) A closet.
(c) An attic.
(d) A basement.

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

10. Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis is set on what date?
(a) December 15, 1830.
(b) June 5, 1832.
(c) August 26, 1836.
(d) March 9, 1827.

11. What is the title of Book II of Part III – Marius?
(a) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(b) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(c) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(d) “The Grandfather and the Grandson.”

12. What is the title of Book VII in Part III – Marius?
(a) “A Counter-Blow.”
(b) “The Noxious Poor.”
(c) “Eponine.”
(d) “Patron-Minette.”

13. Who was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution in France?
(a) James V.
(b) Mark III.
(c) Edward VII.
(d) Charles X.

14. What is the title of Book II in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “The Noxious Poor.”
(b) “Little Gavroche.”
(c) “Eponine.”
(d) “Argot.”

15. Where does Jean Valjean announce he is taking Cosette in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Russia.
(c) America.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Friends of the ABC is a fictional society that is based on what historical association?

2. The republican secret societies made their move to start off the Paris Uprising of 1832 at whose public funeral?

3. What is Book III’s title in Part III – Marius?

4. What thief pounces on Jean Valjean in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?

5. By what name does Marius refer to Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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