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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. 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) Toulon.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Vernon.
(d) Lyon.

2. What is the title of Book V in Part III – Marius?
(a) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(b) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(c) “The Descent.”
(d) “A Counter-Blow.”

3. Cosette spends her time in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis longing for the young man from where?
(a) Vernon.
(b) Toulon.
(c) Les Halles.
(d) Luxembourg Gardens.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis is set on what date?

2. Where does Marius live in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

3. How does Jean Valjean escape at the end of Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Marius led to Cosette’s whereabouts in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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

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

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 consumes Marius’s mind in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis? Where does he spend his time?

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

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