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Les Miserables-Ch. 1-3

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  • Who is Cosette?
    Fantine's daughter
  • What is the last name of the husband and wife who "take care" of Cosette?
    Thenardier
  • What name is Jean Valjean known by when he starts over, opens a factory, etc?
    Monsieur Madeleine
  • How does Inspector Javert know Jean Valjean?
    he was a guard at the prison in Toulon when Valjean was there?
  • What are these?
    silver candlesticks
  • In what country does Les Miserables take place?
    France
  • What is the writer of a story called?
    author
  • What does Jean Valjean steal that sends him to prison in the beginning of the story?
    a loaf of bread
  • Why could Jean Valjean be sent to prison for the rest of his life if Javert finds him?
    After he left prison in Toulon, he stole a franc from a boy.
  • What are the two parts of a story plot?
    problem and solution
  • Who considered the law to be his "god"?
    Javert
  • Who says, "I am buying your soul for God."?
    the Bishop of Digne
  • Who is the author of Les Miserables?
    Victor Hugo
  • What are the people in a story called?
    characters
  • What is the name of a story?
    a title
  • What disease does Fantine suffer and die from?
    tuberculosis
  • When the police bring Jean Valjean back to the Bishop of Digne, what does the bishop say/give to Jean Valjean?
    The bishop tells the police that he gave Jean Valjean the silver plates and that he forgot the candlesticks.
  • What identifies Jean Valjean as a former prisoner?
    a yellow card
  • What are the two parts of a story setting?
    time and place
  • What items does Jean Valjean steal from the Bishop of Digne?
    silver plates
  • In what year does Les Miserables begin?
    1796
  • What does Fantine sell to send money to the Thenardiers?
    her hair