View a FREE sample

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 II of Part III – Marius?

2. What is Book IV’s title in Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. What is the title of Book I in Part IV – Saint Denis?

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

5. What is the Paris Uprising of 1832 also known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the setting of “The House on Rue Plumet” described in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis?

5. How does Marius inject himself into the lives of Cosette and Valjean in Book V 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. How does Gavroche help the revolutionaries in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the Church and monasticism in France and author Victor Hugo’s commentary on monasticism in the novel. What does the author assert monasticism leads to? Would you say he’s a proponent or opponent of monasticism? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 904 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample