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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eponine write on a piece of paper to prove she’s literate in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) “Please help me.”
(b) “The cops are here.”
(c) “I’m being held prisoner.”
(d) “This is my name.”

2. What is the title of Book V in Part III – Marius?
(a) “The Descent.”
(b) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(c) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(d) “A Counter-Blow.”

3. What bacterial infection swept through Europe in 1832, killing over 18,000 people in Paris?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Necrotizing fasciitis.
(c) Impetigo.
(d) Cellulitis.

4. Gavroche’s makeshift home in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis is inside a statue of what?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A goat.
(c) An Olympian.
(d) A giraffe.

5. Who was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution in France?
(a) Mark III.
(b) Charles X.
(c) Edward VII.
(d) James V.

6. What is the Paris Uprising of 1832 also known as?
(a) The August Rebellion.
(b) The July Rebellion.
(c) The June Rebellion.
(d) The October Rebellion.

7. Where does Marius live in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) The Gorbeau House.
(b) Petit-Picpus.
(c) Digne.
(d) The Bardienne House.

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

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

10. What is Eponine’s last name said to be in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Jondrette.
(b) Thenardier.
(c) Tholomyes.
(d) Gillenormand.

11. To whom does Marius go for permission to marry Cosette in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Monsieur Thenardier.
(b) Colonel Georges Pontmercy.
(c) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

12. What is written on the message that Marius hurls through the window in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) “Help me!”
(b) “The cops are here.”
(c) “Ransom: 200 francs.”
(d) “Run!”

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

14. 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) Gillenormand.
(b) Magloire.
(c) Pontmercy.
(d) Thénardier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Marius Pontmercy’s father was a colonel in whose army?

2. The Friends of the ABC is led by what fiery student in Part III – Marius?

3. What neighbor of Marius’s introduces him to the Friends of the ABC in Part III – Marius?

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

5. Whom does Gavroche discover to be a military spy in Book XII Part IV – Saint Denis?

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