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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 title of Book VII in Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Argot.”
(b) “Where Are They Going?”
(c) “Little Gavroche.”
(d) “Aid from Below or from Above.”

2. The Friends of the ABC is led by what fiery student in Part III – Marius?
(a) Grantaire.
(b) Tholomyes.
(c) Theodule.
(d) Enjolras.

3. What is the title of Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) “Little Gavroche.”
(b) “Where Are They Going?”
(c) “Argot.”
(d) “Mire, but Soul.”

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

5. Marius’s friend who is a churchwarden helps get Marius a job where in Book V of Part III – Marius?
(a) A church.
(b) A school.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nickname that Marius assigns to Cosette before learning her name means what?

2. Where does Marius first see Cosette and Jean Valjean in Part III – Marius?

3. In Book I of Part III – Marius, Gavroche’s parents are living in the Gorbeau House under what pseudonym?

4. What bacterial infection swept through Europe in 1832, killing over 18,000 people in Paris?

5. What is the title of Book II in Part IV – Saint Denis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Marius inject himself into the lives of Cosette and Valjean in Book V of Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. Where does Gavroche live in the beginning of Part III – Marius? Who are Gavroche’s parents?

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

5. What does Marius think about Cosette after finding what he believes to be her handkerchief in Book VI 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 leads to the disappearance of Cosette and Valjean in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

8. How does Gavroche help the revolutionaries in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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

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