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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marius live in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Digne.
(b) The Bardienne House.
(c) The Gorbeau House.
(d) Petit-Picpus.

2. Whom does Gavroche overhear worrying about his finances in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Felix Tholomyes.
(b) Father Mabeuf.
(c) Monsieur Thenardier.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

3. 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) His younger brothers.
(b) Spies for the government.
(c) His cousins.
(d) The policeman’s sons.

4. To what park does Marius go daily in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Parc de Belleville.
(b) Parc des Buttes Chaumont.
(c) Luxembourg Gardens.
(d) Field of the Lark.

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

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

7. Book VII of Part IV – Saint Denis focuses on what?
(a) A detailed family history of Cosette.
(b) The history of the French monarchy.
(c) The Napoleonic Wars.
(d) Parisian street slang.

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

9. In what Paris suburb does Eponine tell Marius Cosette is living in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Place de la Bastille.
(b) Champs-Élysées.
(c) Saint-Germain.
(d) Les Halles.

10. 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) Mabeuf.
(b) Gavroche.
(c) Javert.
(d) Enjolras.

11. What is the hometown of Marius’s father to which Marius rides in order to see him in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(b) Toulon.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Lyon.

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

13. 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.”

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What letter is stitched on the handkerchief that Marius finds and believes to be Cosette’s in Part III – Marius?

2. Who was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution in France?

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

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

5. Marius Pontmercy’s father was a colonel in whose army?

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