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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gavroche’s makeshift home in Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis is located near the entrance of what?
(a) Petit-Picpus.
(b) The Vernon prison.
(c) The Eiffel tower.
(d) The Bastille prison.

3. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather who raised him?
(a) Monsieur Madeleine.
(b) Monsieur Thenardier.
(c) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Mabeuf.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?

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

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

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

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

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. Who raised Marius Pontmercy? How is this character described in Book II of Part III – Marius?

3. What does Marius think about Cosette after finding what he believes to be her handkerchief in Book VI of Part III – Marius?

4. What is the “Patron-Minette” and who comprises this group?

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

6. What information does Eponine leak to Marius about Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?

7. What historical event is described in Book I of Part IV – Saint Denis? What consequences of this event does the narrator point out?

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

9. How does Gavroche help the revolutionaries in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?

10. How is Marius led to Cosette’s whereabouts in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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