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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. 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) “This is my name.”
(c) “The cops are here.”
(d) “I’m being held prisoner.”

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

3. What does Jean Valjean give to the thief who attacks him after he’s pinned the thief to the ground in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) His hat.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His sword.
(d) His gun.

4. What is the hometown of Marius’s father to which Marius rides in order to see him in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Toulon.
(d) Vernon.

5. In what year does Marius turn eighteen in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) 1824.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1819.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?

4. Before he learns Cosette’s name, Marius refers to her as what nickname in Part III – Marius?

5. What group in 1830 supported the deposed Bourbon dynasty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the outbreak of the June Rebellion described in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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

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

6. Why does Marius go to see his father in Book III of Part III – Marius? What does he find at his father’s home?

7. What internal conflict does Marius face in Book VIII of Part III – Marius? How is the conflict resolved?

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

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

10. What does Marius learn about his father from Mabeuf in Book III of Part III – Marius? How does this information affect Marius?

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