Quiz: Les Mis: the Novel Quiz
Les Misérables: the Novel

This is a 20-question test of your knowledge of the novel Les Misérables. All questions are multiple choice, and, except for the first question, all questions have to do with what happens in the story. If you read the book once or twice and paid attention to what you were reading, you should be able to accurately answer almost all of these questions. This quiz is probably much easier than the musical quiz. As on the musical quiz, this is a JavaScript quiz, and I had to tweak it a bit to make it work. If there are any problems with it, let me know. Oh, and if the score window is too big for your screen, that is, it goes off the bottom of your screen and the OK button is invisible, just hit your Enter key and it ought to go away. Good luck!

1. When was Les Miserables published?
a) 1845
b) 1862
c) 1885
d) 1832

2. The first fifty pages or so of the book focus mainly upon:
a) Fantine
b) Jean Valjean
c) M. Myriel, Bishop of Digne
d) Cosette

3. What was the name of the Bishop of Digne's sister?
a) Mademoiselle Magloire
b) Mademoiselle Baptistine
c) Mademoiselle Fauchelevent
d) Mademoiselle Mars

4. Which of the following is not one of Fantine's female comrades?
Dahlia
Favourite
Jeanne
Zephine

5. About what age is Cosette when she is left with the Thenardiers?
2
3
1
4

6. What is the name of Fantine's neighbor in M---- sur M----?
Mariette
Marguerite
Noelle
Jeanne

7. What kind of factory did M. Madeleine run?
textiles
machinery
jet beads
ammunition

8. In which town was the trial for Jean Valjean held, at which Monsieur Madeleine exposed himself as the true Jean Valjean?
Arras
Digne
Faverolles
Hesdin

9. What does Sister Simplice do when she encounters Javert, who is searching for Jean Valjean?
She distracts him
She lies for Jean Valjean
She hides in a corner
She politely asks him to leave

10. Of what rank is Georges Pontmercy?
Lieutenant
General
Colonel
Sergeant

11. Why does Marius go to live with his grandfather, M. Gillenormand?
He hates his father
M. Gillenormand threatens to disown him
The Marais is a better neighborhood than the village of Austerlitz
His father died

12. What does Marius receive from his father when he dies?
A letter
A title
A request to find and aid Thenardier
All of the above

13. Who is Theodule?
Marius' father
M. Gillenormand's best friend
Marius' cousin
Cosette's boyfriend

14. There is a commissary of police at:
16 Rue de la Verrerie
14 Rue de Pontoise
54 Rue Plumet
9 Rue de la Chanvrerie

15. What is the name of the famed meeting place of Les Amis de l'A B C?
Le Cafe Musain
Mother Saguet's
Cafe Richefeu
the cafe at Saint Merry

16. How many les Amis were there?
7
8
9
10

17. Les Amis built their barricade June 5, 1832, after Lamarque's death, where?
On the Place St. Michel at Musain
On the Rue Plumet near Jean Valjean's house
At Saint Merry
On the Rue de la Chanvrerie at Corinthe

18. Which two of les Amis were the last to die?
Joly and Bossuet
Bahorel and Jean Prouvaire
Feuilly and Combeferre
Enjolras and Grantaire

19. On what day were Marius and Cosette married?
Christmas Eve
Mardi Gras
St. Valentine's Day
Midsummer's Eve

20. In what season does the death of Jean Valjean occur
Spring
Summer
Winter
Autumn

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