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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?
(a) The Gillenormands.
(b) The Tholomyes.
(c) The Thénardiers.
(d) The Pontmercys.

2. To what park does Marius go daily in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Field of the Lark.
(b) Parc de Belleville.
(c) Parc des Buttes Chaumont.
(d) Luxembourg Gardens.

3. Whom does Gavroche overhear worrying about his finances in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(b) Felix Tholomyes.
(c) Monsieur Thenardier.
(d) Father Mabeuf.

4. What thief pounces on Jean Valjean in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Tholomyes.
(b) Fauchelevent.
(c) Gavroche.
(d) Montparnasse.

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 bookstore.
(c) A school.
(d) A bank.

6. Approximately how old is Gavroche in Book I of Part III – Marius?
(a) 8-9.
(b) 15-16.
(c) 11-12.
(d) 6-7.

7. Where did the insurgents in the Paris Uprising of 1832 make their stronghold?
(a) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(b) Petit-Picpus.
(c) Vernon.
(d) The Faubourg Saint-Martin.

8. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?
(a) Eponine.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Azelma.
(d) Fantine.

9. What is the title of Book VII in Part III – Marius?
(a) “The Noxious Poor.”
(b) “Patron-Minette.”
(c) “A Counter-Blow.”
(d) “Eponine.”

10. The Friends of the ABC is a fictional society that is based on what historical association?
(a) Underground Polish Society.
(b) Society of the Rights of Man.
(c) Society of the Brotherhood.
(d) Republican Society of Secrecy.

11. Before he learns Cosette’s name, Marius refers to her as what nickname in Part III – Marius?
(a) Madeleine.
(b) Azelma.
(c) Epinone.
(d) Lanoire.

12. In the letter that was left to Marius by his father, he is instructed to find a young man with what name in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) Pontmercy.
(b) Gillenormand.
(c) Magloire.
(d) Thénardier.

13. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s father?
(a) Enjolras Pontmercy.
(b) Theodule Pontmercy.
(c) Georges Pontmercy.
(d) Gavroche Pontmercy.

14. The nickname that Marius assigns to Cosette before learning her name means what?
(a) “The sparrow.”
(b) “The black one.”
(c) “The lark.”
(d) “The white one.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Marius go for permission to marry Cosette in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?

2. Who was offered the throne after the 1830 July Revolution?

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

4. Book VII of Part IV – Saint Denis focuses on what?

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

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