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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 20 francs.
(c) 50 francs.
(d) 5 francs.

2. In Book I of Part III – Marius, Gavroche’s parents are living in the Gorbeau House under what pseudonym?
(a) The Bonapartes.
(b) The Jondrettes.
(c) The Mabeufs.
(d) The Myriels.

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

4. What is the title of Book V of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “The Grandfather and the Grandson.”
(b) “Mire, but Soul.”
(c) “Little Gavroche.”
(d) “An End Unlike the Beginning.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gavroche’s makeshift home in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis is inside a statue of what?

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

3. 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?

4. Approximately how many total casualties came about in the Paris Uprising of 1832?

5. What is written on the message that Marius hurls through the window in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the “Patron-Minette” and who comprises this group?

2. What historical event is described in Book I of Part IV – Saint Denis? What consequences of this event does the narrator point out?

3. What internal conflict does Marius face in Book VIII of Part III – Marius? How is the conflict resolved?

4. How does Gavroche go about helping two homeless children in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis? Who are these children?

5. What attack does Gavroche witness in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis? What is the outcome of the conflict?

6. Why does Marius go to see his father in Book III of Part III – Marius? What does he find at his father’s home?

7. What leads to conflict between Jean Valjean and Cosette in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis?

8. What does Marius think about Cosette after finding what he believes to be her handkerchief in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

9. What are Marius’s impressions of Cosette when he first sees her in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

10. How is the outbreak of the June Rebellion described in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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