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Bishop's Candlesticks

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How should you pronounce Jean Valjean

a)

John-Wall-John

b)

Jean-Val- Jean

c)

Zhon-Val-zhon

d)

Ball-Val-Ball

2.

What is the meaning of innkeeper?

a)

A place to keep in

b)

A worker in an inn

c)

A homeless man

d)

A school boy

3.

What did Jean Valjean steal?

a)

Plates

b)

A spoon

c)

A spatula

d)

A candlestick

4.

Which of these internal traits BEST describe the Bishop from the story?

a)

Sensible

b)

Calm

c)

Hardworking

d)

Kind

5.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence:


Tears started rolling down Jean Valjean's eyes.

a)

Tears

b)

eyes

c)

rolling

d)

started

e)

down

6.

What type of adverb is down from the previous sentence?

a)

Adverb of time

b)

Adverb of manner

c)

Adverb of frequency

d)

Adverb of place

7.

I'm cold. I am starving. Give me some food.


What did the convict demand?

a)

To be eaten

b)

To be fed

c)

To be provided with a place to stay

d)

To stay in an inn

8.

Who said this line:


Put some clean sheets on the bed in the guest room"

a)

The convict

b)

The Bishop

c)

The Sister

d)

The Maid

9.

Where do you think the convict stayed before entering the Bishop's house?

a)

In an inn

b)

In Antarctica

c)

In the streets of France

d)

In a nice house

10.

The Bishop asked his sister to bring in the silver candlesticks and light them. Why do you think he did that?

a)

To make himself warm

b)

To show that he is rich

c)

To make the convict comfortable

d)

To brighten the place up

11.

When did Jean Valjean steal the silver plates?

a)

In the evening

b)

At dinner time

c)

After midnight

d)

In the morning

12.

What did Jean Valjean plan to do with the plates?

a)

Sell them to make money

b)

Take them to his family

c)

Use them

d)

He wanted to trade them

13.

What is the meaning of:

"Jean Valjean, my son, you no longer belong to evil, but to good. You must use the silver to become an honest man."

a)

The convict wants the Bishop to sell the silver and give him the money so that he can live honestly.

b)

The bishop does not want the convict to live like a thief anymore. He wants him to sell the silver and start an honest business.

c)

The convict wants to steal the silver and pay the Bishop later