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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what street are Cosette and Jean Valjean living in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Rue Bauregarde.
(b) Rue Halles.
(c) Rue Plumet.
(d) Rue Marais.

4. What is the Paris Uprising of 1832 also known as?
(a) The June Rebellion.
(b) The October Rebellion.
(c) The August Rebellion.
(d) The July Rebellion.

5. What is Eponine’s last name said to be in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Gillenormand.
(b) Tholomyes.
(c) Thenardier.
(d) Jondrette.

6. By what name does Marius refer to Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “The sparrow.”
(b) “The snake.”
(c) “The hawk.”
(d) “The lark.”

7. What is the title of Book VII in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Argot.”
(b) “Aid from Below or from Above.”
(c) “Where Are They Going?”
(d) “Little Gavroche.”

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

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

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

11. 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) Monsieur Gillenormand’s.
(c) Combeferre’s.
(d) Marius Pontmercy’s.

12. Marius’s friend who is a churchwarden helps get Marius a job where in Book V of Part III – Marius?
(a) A bank.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A church.
(d) A school.

13. What is the name of the churchwarden who tells Marius in Book III of Part III – Marius that his father came to Mass to see him?
(a) Gavroche.
(b) Mabeuf.
(c) Enjolras.
(d) Javert.

14. What is the title of Book I of Part III – Marius?
(a) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(b) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(c) “Paris Atomized.”
(d) “The Ship Orion.”

15. 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.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What bacterial infection swept through Europe in 1832, killing over 18,000 people in Paris?

4. What is the title of Book VII in Part III – Marius?

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

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