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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What bacterial infection swept through Europe in 1832, killing over 18,000 people in Paris?
2. What is the name of the churchwarden who tells Marius in Book III of Part III – Marius that his father came to Mass to see him?
3. 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?
4. Marius’s friend who is a churchwarden helps get Marius a job where in Book V of Part III – Marius?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gavroche do at the end of Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis? Who benefits from Gavroche’s action?
2. How does the narrator describe Marius’s progression in school in Book V of Part III – Marius? What is his financial situation like?
3. What information does Eponine leak to Marius about Cosette in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
4. Who raised Marius Pontmercy? How is this character described in Book II of Part III – Marius?
5. Who introduces Marius to the Friends of the ABC in Book IV of Part III – Marius? What are Marius’s impressions of the group?
6. What consumes Marius’s mind in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis? Where does he spend his time?
7. How is the outbreak of the June Rebellion described in Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis?
8. What leads to the disappearance of Cosette and Valjean in Book VI of Part III – Marius?
9. How is the setting of “The House on Rue Plumet” described in Book III of Part IV – Saint Denis?
10. How does Marius inject himself into the lives of Cosette and Valjean in Book V of Part IV – Saint Denis?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Marius Pontmercy in Les Miserables. How old is Marius when he is introduced in the novel? Who raised Marius? What are his feelings about his father?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Jean Valjean’s supposed drowning in Book II of Part II – Cosette. How is Jean Valjean’s valor demonstrated in this section of the novel? What indications does the author give that the reader will meet Jean Valjean in the coming chapters?
Essay Topic 3
Transformation in Les Miserables
a. Discuss the theme of transformation in the novel. How does transformation apply to Jean Valjean through the narrative? Does Valjean transform for the better or worse?
b. How does the theme of transformation apply to Javert’s character in Les Miserables? Does Javert emerge from his transformation? Why or why not?
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