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100

Qui adopte Cosette dès 8 ans jusqu'à l'âge adulte?

Jean Valjean

100

In what decade did the student rebellion portrayed in Les Misérables happen?

The 1830s

100

What do Jean Valjean's convict papers represent?

Injustice

100

What city does the rebellion take place in?

Paris

200

Why did Jean Valjean go to prison?

He stole bread

200

In what month did the student rebellion portrayed in Les Misérables happen?

June, and it was known as the June Rebellion

200

What does Gavroche's residence in the elephant symbolize?

Poverty
200

Where did Jean Valjean attempt to find someplace to stay in the beginning of Les Misérables?

The town of Digne-les-Bains, also known as Digne

300

What is the name of the family that Cosette is left with by Fantine?

The Thénardiers

300

What type of government did France have at the time of the rebellion?

A constitutional monarchy

300

What does Marius' relationship with his grandfather represent?

Injustice

300

What river did Javert jump into?

The Seine

400

What is the name of the student group that Marius joins?

The Friends of the ABC

400

Who was the ruler of France during the time in which Les Misérables takes place?

Louis Philippe

400

What does Jean Valjean's rise in social status represent?

Poverty and Freedom

400

What is the name of the city that Jean Valjean becomes the mayor of?

Montreuil-sur-Mer, also called M____-sur-M__ in the book

500

What is the name of the police inspector whom discover's Jean Valjean's past?

Javert

500

Who was the deceased leader whom the rebellion members looked up to?

General Lamarque

500

What themes does Jean Valjean being thrown in prison for 4 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family represent?

Poverty/Injustice/The Law

500

What Paris historical building was the elephant in which Gavroche lived built near?

The Bastille

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