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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the title of Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
2. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
3. In Book VI of Part I – Fantine, Javert claims that he has positively identified Champmathieu as Valjean and states that he is leaving for where to testify in the trial the following day?
4. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?
5. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
Short Essay Questions
1. What internal conflict does Jean Valjean face in Book VI of Part I – Fantine? How does he resolve the conflict?
2. What does Bishop Myriel tell Jean Valjean about his suffering in Part I – Fantine?
3. Where does Cosette meet Jean Valjean in Book III of Part II – Cosette? What are her impressions of him?
4. What does Bishop Myriel impress upon Jean Valjean when he gives him the candlesticks in Book II of Part I – Fantine? How does Valjean react?
5. What is related in the newspaper article concerning the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
6. How has Jean Valjean changed after he’s been out of prison for two years in Part I – Fantine? How does Jean Valjean first encounter Fantine?
7. What does the author comment on regarding monasticism in Book VII of Part II – Cosette?
8. How old is Cosette when she is reintroduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette? How is her living situation described?
9. How is Fantine’s position in society described when she is introduced in Part I – Fantine?
10. How does Jean Valjean escape from the dead-end alleyway in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the characteristics that generally compose a “protagonist” in narrative literature and examine how these qualities apply to the character of Jean Valjean. How does the narrator describe Valjean’s state of mind as he enters Digne in the beginning of the novel? What major change does Valjean undergo in Les Miserables?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Gavroche in Les Miserables. How did Gavroche come to be a street urchin? What does this term mean? Who are Gavroche’s parents? What has led Gavroche’s parents to abandon him?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of industrialization and technological progress seen in Les Miserables. How does the author use the progress in Montreuil-sur-mer to address the greater issues resulting from industrialization worldwide? Do you think Hugo views industrialization as a positive or negative influence on society? Why?
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