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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Marius first see Cosette and Jean Valjean in Part III – Marius?
(a) The Luxembourg Gardens.
(b) The Gorbeau House.
(c) Jardin Villemin.
(d) Parc de Belleville.

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

6. What group in 1830 supported the deposed Bourbon dynasty?
(a) The Exclusionists.
(b) The Democrats.
(c) The Legitimists.
(d) The Bonapartists.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Marius pronounce his love for Cosette in Book V of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In a church.
(c) In a tavern.
(d) In a cemetery.

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

13. What is Book III’s title in Part III – Marius?
(a) “The Grandfather and the Grandson.”
(b) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(c) “A Just Man.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”

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

15. What bacterial infection swept through Europe in 1832, killing over 18,000 people in Paris?
(a) Cellulitis.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Impetigo.
(d) Necrotizing fasciitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?

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

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

5. What does Eponine write on a piece of paper to prove she’s literate in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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