Les Misérables — Questions and answers

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In the town of Digne, what did Jean Valjean take from the house of Monsieur Myriel?

Choices

  1. The Bishop's silver candlesticks
  2. The Bishop's silver plate ✓
  3. The Bishop's loaf of bread
  4. The Bishop's yellow passport

Answer: The Bishop's silver plate

From page 1

What was the name Jean Valjean used while building a black-bead factory in Montreuil-sur-Mer?

Choices

  1. Monsieur Madeleine ✓
  2. Monsieur Thénardier
  3. Monsieur Myriel
  4. Monsieur Pontmercy

Answer: Monsieur Madeleine

From page 2

In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, what did Fantine sell to a traveling barber for a few francs?

Choices

  1. Her two front teeth
  2. Her small window
  3. Her plain scarf
  4. Her long golden hair ✓

Answer: Her long golden hair

From page 3

Who was the man accused of being Jean Valjean in the courthouse at Arras?

Choices

  1. Champmathieu ✓
  2. Marius Pontmercy
  3. Monsieur Madeleine
  4. Inspector Javert

Answer: Champmathieu

From page 4

Who arrested Jean Valjean at the hospital in Montreuil?

Choices

  1. Thénardier
  2. Inspector Javert ✓
  3. Monsieur Myriel
  4. Monsieur Madeleine

Answer: Inspector Javert

From page 5

Where did Madame Thénardier send eight-year-old Cosette to fetch water?

Choices

  1. To the house of Jean Valjean
  2. To the inn in Montfermeil
  3. Into the forest to the spring ✓
  4. To the town of Digne

Answer: Into the forest to the spring

From page 6

In which location did Cosette and Marius Pontmercy first notice each other?

Choices

  1. The inn in Montfermeil
  2. The galleys at Toulon
  3. The black-bead factory in Montreuil
  4. The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris ✓

Answer: The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris

From page 7

In June of 1832, where did students and workingmen build a barricade in Paris?

Choices

  1. Across the rue de la Chanvrerie ✓
  2. Along the bank of the Seine
  3. Under the bridges of Paris
  4. Near the Luxembourg Gardens

Answer: Across the rue de la Chanvrerie

From page 8

After the barricade, where did Jean Valjean encounter Inspector Javert again?

Choices

  1. In the tunnels beneath Paris
  2. At the courthouse in Arras
  3. On the bank of the Seine ✓
  4. At the hospital in Montreuil

Answer: On the bank of the Seine

From page 9

What items were burning on the table beside Jean Valjean's bed in his final years?

Choices

  1. A black-bead factory ledger
  2. A loaf of bread and a yellow passport
  3. The two silver candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne ✓
  4. Letters from the Thénardiers

Answer: The two silver candlesticks from the Bishop of Digne

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