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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. Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis is set on what date?
(a) June 5, 1832.
(b) March 9, 1827.
(c) August 26, 1836.
(d) December 15, 1830.

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

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

4. What is Book IV’s title in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Aid from Below or from Above.”
(b) “A Few Pages of History.”
(c) “An End Unlike the Beginning.”
(d) “The Noxious Poor.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Canut revolt take place in December of 1831?

2. To what park does Marius go daily in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. What is the hometown of Marius’s father to which Marius rides in order to see him in Book III of Part III – Marius?

4. 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?

5. How much money does Marius give to Eponine in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to the disappearance of Cosette and Valjean in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

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

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

5. What exchange takes place between Marius and Monsieur Gillenormand in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?

6. What does Marius learn about his father from Mabeuf in Book III of Part III – Marius? How does this information affect Marius?

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

8. How does the narrator describe Marius’s progression in school in Book V of Part III – Marius? What is his financial situation like?

9. Who introduces Marius to the Friends of the ABC in Book IV of Part III – Marius? What are Marius’s impressions of the group?

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

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