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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis, Gavroche discovers two abandoned hungry children and uses his money to buy them food without realizing they are what?
(a) His cousins.
(b) The policeman’s sons.
(c) Spies for the government.
(d) His younger brothers.

6. How much money does Marius give to Eponine in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) 20 francs.
(b) 5 francs.
(c) 15 francs.
(d) 35 francs.

7. How old is Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather in Book II of Part III – Marius?
(a) 64.
(b) 90.
(c) 77.
(d) 83.

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

9. The Thénardiers force Valjean to write a note summoning whom to the apartment in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Combeferre.
(b) Eponine.
(c) Cosette.
(d) Grantaire.

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

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

12. How much money does Marius attempt to give Eponine for her information about Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) 5 francs.
(b) 50 francs.
(c) 20 francs.
(d) 35 francs.

13. What is Book III’s title in Part III – Marius?
(a) “A Just Man.”
(b) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(c) “The Grandfather and the Grandson.”
(d) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”

14. From what location does Gavroche rescue Thénardier in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) A basement.
(b) A rooftop.
(c) An attic.
(d) A closet.

15. What group in 1830 supported the deposed Bourbon dynasty?
(a) The Legitimists.
(b) The Exclusionists.
(c) The Bonapartists.
(d) The Democrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather who raised him?

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

3. Where does Marius pronounce his love for Cosette in Book V of Part IV – Saint Denis?

4. Where did the Canut revolt take place in December of 1831?

5. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s father?

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