"Les Miserables" Excerpt Quiz

The protagonist of the text, "Les Miserables", is...

• Meg Murry

• Francisco

• Madame Magloire

• Jean Valjean

The setting for "Les Miserables" ...

• Present day Valencia, Spain

• 1832 in Paris, France

• Present day Paris, France

• 1832 in Valencia, Spain

The narrator's point of view that the excerpt is told from...

• First-person point of view

• Second-person point of view

• Third-person omniscient point of view

One of the main points of conflict in the text is...

• When Madame Magloire slaps the the Jean Valjean's face

• When Jean Valjean steals the loaf of bread

• When Jean Valjean steals the Bishop's fine silver

• When the Bishop tells the police to arrest Jean Valjean

A benediction is a type of...

• sports equipment

• breakfast item

• blessing

• figurative language

Monseigneur Bienvenu allow Jean Valjean to sleep in the ...

• servants quarters

• alcove

• pantry

• dungeon

Who discovers that the silver is missing?

• Madame Magloire

• Monseigneur Bienvenu

• the gendarmes

• the bishop's sister

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The Bishop tells Jean Valjean to ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• keep the silver and sell it
• turn himself in to the gendarmes
• sleep on the streets
• always brush his teeth

A possible theme for the excerpt might be ...

• don't be greedy

• second chances are important

• it is never too late to change

• Be careful what you wish for...

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What else does the Bishop give to Jean Valjean after the gendarmes bring him in?

• a picnic basket

• new shoes

• warm milk

• silver candlesticks

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9