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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In the letter that was left to Marius by his father, he is instructed to find a young man with what name in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) Thénardier.
(b) Gillenormand.
(c) Pontmercy.
(d) Magloire.

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

5. Gavroche’s makeshift home in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis is located near the entrance of what?
(a) Petit-Picpus.
(b) The Bastille prison.
(c) The Eiffel tower.
(d) The Vernon prison.

6. How much money does Marius give to Eponine in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) 20 francs.
(b) 15 francs.
(c) 5 francs.
(d) 35 francs.

7. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?
(a) Fantine.
(b) Eponine.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Azelma.

8. Who was offered the throne after the 1830 July Revolution?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Henry IV.
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) Louis-Philippe.

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

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

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

12. The Friends of the ABC is a fictional society that is based on what historical association?
(a) Society of the Brotherhood.
(b) Society of the Rights of Man.
(c) Underground Polish Society.
(d) Republican Society of Secrecy.

13. In Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis, Gavroche discovers two abandoned hungry children and uses his money to buy them food without realizing they are what?
(a) The policeman’s sons.
(b) His younger brothers.
(c) His cousins.
(d) Spies for the government.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. What neighbor of Marius’s introduces him to the Friends of the ABC in Part III – Marius?

4. Whom does Gavroche discover to be a military spy in Book XII Part IV – Saint Denis?

5. What is the title of Book II of Part III – Marius?

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