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Les Misérables Les Misérables Setting 6 Cosette was happy when she lived with _____. T a ■ the Bishop of Digne ​ Choose the best answer. S b ■ Jean Valjean ​ 1 At first, Jean Valjean lived with his _____. TE c ■ Monsieur and Madame Thénardier ​ a ■ wife ​b ■ children d ■ Javert c ■ mother and father ​d ■ sister 7 Gavroche followed _____ to the house in the 2 Fantine gave money to the Thénardiers when Rue Plumet. _____. a ■ Cosette ​b ■ Marius ​c ■ Fantine a ■ she left her child with them ​ d ■ Javert b ■ they found a job for her ​ 8 When the trouble in Paris started, Jean Valjean c ■ she stole some silver from them ​ decided to go to _____ with Cosette. d ■ they were kind to her mother and father a ■ Toulon ​b ■ England ​c ■ Digne 3 The women at the factory in Montreuil didn’t MULTIPLE-CHOICE d ■ Spain like Fantine because _____. 9 Jean Valjean left Rue Plumet because he saw a ■ she had a lot of money ​ _____ near his house. b ■ she was often ill ​ a ■ Marius ​b ■ students ​c ■ Javert c ■ she had a child but no husband ​ d ■ soldiers d ■ she was lazy 10 Most of the people at the barricade at Rue de 4 Just before she died, Fantine _____. la Chanvrerie were _____. a ■ saw her daughter ​ a ■ police officers ​b ■ servants b ■ gave some money to Monsieur Madeleine ​ c ■ factory workers ​d ■ students c ■ asked to see her daughter ​ d ■ wrote a letter to her daughter 20 marks 5 When Jean Valjean was in prison in Toulon, Javert was _____. a ■ a police inspector ​b ■ a prisoner ​ c ■ his friend ​d ■ a prison guard OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 1 1 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Les Misérables Characters T Choose the best answer. S 11 The Bishop of Digne was a _____ man. TE a ■ miserable ​b ■ poor ​c ■ kind ​d ■ bad 12 Cosette was _____ daughter. a ■ Jean Valjean’s ​b ■ Fantine’s c ■ Javert’s ​d ■ Madame Thénardier’s 13 Monsieur Madeleine’s real name was _____. a ■ Jean Valjean ​b ■ Javert ​c ■ Marius d ■ Gavroche 14 Cosette called Jean Valjean ‘_____’. a ■ uncle ​b ■ brother ​c ■ friend MULTIPLE-CHOICE d ■ father 15 _____ first saw Cosette in the Luxembourg garden. a ■ Gavroche ​b ■ Marius ​c ■ Jean Valjean d ■ Javert 16 When Marius needed money, he asked _____. a ■ his mother and father ​b ■ Jean Valjean ​ c ■ Gavroche ​d ■ his grandfather 17 In the rebellion, _____ was the leader of the students. a ■ Enjolras ​b ■ Gavroche ​c ■ Javert d ■ Jean Valjean 18 When Gavroche died, _____ picked up his body. a ■ Jean Valjean ​b ■ Enjolras ​c ■ Marius d ■ Javert 19 _____ died when he fell into the river Seine. a ■ Marius ​b ■ Jean Valjean ​c ■ Javert d ■ Gavroche 20 Jean Valjean gave a lot of money to _____. a ■ Javert ​b ■ Cosette ​c ■ Gavroche d ■ Marius’s grandfather 20 marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 1 2 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Les Misérables Dialogue Vocabulary T Who said or wrote this? Choose the best answer. S 21 ‘You must eat dinner with us, and sleep in a 31 to take somebody away from danger TE warm bed tonight.’ a ■ attack ​b ■ shoot ​c ■ steal ​d ■ save a ■ the Bishop of Digne ​ 32 quiet and kind b ■ the bishop’s sister ​ a ■ sad ​b ■ gentle ​c ■ secret c ■ Javert ​d ■ Madame Thénardier d ■ troubled 22 ‘People everywhere shut their doors in my 33 to speak very, very quietly face.’ a ■ cough ​b ■ stare ​c ■ whisper ​d ■ kiss a ■ Gavroche ​b ■ Marius ​c ■ Jean Valjean 34 a building where people make things d ■ the Bishop of Digne a ■ government ​b ■ factory ​c ■ tavern 23 ‘Send one hundred francs, or Cosette must d ■ barricade MULTIPLE-CHOICE leave our house.’ 35 to take somebody to a police station for a ■ Fantine ​b ■ the Thénardiers ​ questioning c ■ Marius’s grandfather ​d ■ Jean Valjean a ■ arrest ​b ■ tie ​c ■ steal ​d ■ attack 24 ‘I must work, I need the money for my little 36 water that comes from your eyes when you cry daughter.’ a ■ silver ​b ■ snow ​c ■ kiss ​d ■ tear a ■ Fantine ​b ■ Javert ​c ■ Jean Valjean ​ 37 to look at somebody or something for a long d ■ Marius time 25 ‘I can’t forget you, day and night I think about a ■ steal ​b ■ cough ​c ■ stare ​d ■ tie you.’ 38 a person who steals something a ■ Jean Valjean ​b ■ Gavroche ​c ■ Marius a ■ thief ​b ■ barber ​c ■ spy ​d ■ bishop d ■ Fantine 39 a small piece of metal that comes out of a gun 26 ‘My dearest, Father says we must leave at a ■ rope ​b ■ bullet ​c ■ franc once.’ d ■ carriage a ■ Marius ​b ■ the bishop’s sister ​ 40 a person who tries to learn secrets c ■ Fantine ​d ■ Cosette a ■ barber ​b ■ servant ​c ■ guard 27 ‘The news is that I’m hungry.’ d ■ spy a ■ Cosette ​b ■ Javert ​c ■ Enjolras 20 marks d ■ Gavroche 28 ‘You’re free to go.’ a ■ Monsieur Thénardier ​b ■ Gavroche c ■ Jean Valjean ​d ■ Marius 29 ‘The law is the law – so I must arrest him.’ a ■ Marius’s grandfather ​b ■ Javert c ■ Enjolras ​d ■ Jean Valjean 30 ‘Come closer, and take my hands.’ a ■ the Bishop of Digne ​b ■ Jean Valjean ​ c ■ Javert ​d ■ Marius 20 marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 1 3 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Les Misérables Plot 46 When Gavroche gave Jean Valjean a letter for Cosette, Jean Valjean _____. T Choose the best answer. S ■ gave it to Cosette ​ a 41 Jean Valjean went to prison because he stole TE b ■ read it some _____. c ■ talked to Cosette about it ​ a ■ bread ​b ■ money ​c ■ silver d ■ sent it back to Marius d ■ clothes 47 Gavroche ran out to the front of the barricade 42 Jean Valjean stayed in prison for a long time because he wanted to _____. because he _____ twice. a ■ find some bullets ​b ■ run home ​ a ■ was cruel to a prison guard ​ c ■ talk to the soldiers ​d ■ find some food b ■ started a rebellion ​ 48 When two bullets hit Marius, Jean Valjean c ■ stole from the Bishop of Digne ​ carried him to _____. d ■ escaped MULTIPLE-CHOICE a ■ the Rue Plumet ​b ■ Cosette’s room ​ 43 Javert wanted to send Fantine to prison c ■ a tavern ​d ■ his grandfather’s house because she _____. 49 When Marius and Cosette married, they lived a ■ threw some snow at a man ​ in _____. b ■ stole a hundred francs ​ a ■ England ​b ■ Toulon ​c ■ the Marais ​ c ■ hit a man in the street ​ d ■ the Rue Plumet d ■ killed a man 50 When Jean Valjean died, he was _____. 44 When Jean Valjean went to Paris, he worked as a ■ sorry because he stole some silver ​ a _____. b ■ happy because he was with Cosette and a ■ prison guard ​b ■ teacher ​c ■ gardener Marius ​ d ■ barber c ■ angry about Javert ​ 45 Cosette first spoke to Marius _____. d ■ sad because he was in prison for a long a ■ in her garden ​ time b ■ in a classroom ​ c ■ in her kitchen ​ 20 marks d ■ in the Luxembourg garden [ Total marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 1 4 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Les Misérables 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 3 Where did it happen? Match a number from a ___ The Bishop of Digne was afraid of Jean A with a letter from B. T S Valjean. A E b ___ Fantine married a man from Paris. 1 ___ Javert was a prison guard … c ___ The Thénardiers were cruel to Cosette. 2 ___ Fantine found work in a factory … N T d ___ When Jean Valjean moved to Paris, he 3 ___ Jean Valjean first found Cosette … IO had a job as a gardener. 4 ___ Marius first saw Cosette… NS e ___ Every evening, Marius and Cosette met 5 ___ When Gavroche dies, Marcus puts his secretly in the kitchen. body … EHE f ___ Marius asked his grandmother for R B money. a … in the Luxembourg garden. g ___ Most of the people at the barricades b … in a tavern. COMP were students. c … in Montreuil. h ___ Gavroche took some bullets from dead d … in Toulon. soldiers in the street. e … in a wood i ___ Jean Valjean killed Javert with a knife. j ___ In the end, Jean Valjean gave Cosette a 20 marks lot of money. 4 Who said or wrote this? Who to? Cosette, 20 marks Fantine, Javert, Jean Valjean, Marius, the Bishop of Digne, the Thénardiers 2 Put the following events about Jean Valjean a ‘This is God’s silver, and I am giving it to in the right order. Number them 1–10. you.’ ……………… to ……………… a ___ He moves to Paris with Cosette. b ‘Send 100 francs, or Cosette must leave our b ___ He steals some silver plates. house.’ ……………… to ……………… c ___ He is in prison for nineteen years. c ‘Monsieur … can I call you Father?’ d ___ He changes his name to Monsieur ……………… to ……………… Madeleine. d ‘When I am dead, don’t be sad.’ e ___ He tells Cosette that they must leave ……………… to ……………… France and go to England. e ‘You’re free to go.’ f ___ He helps Fantine, and takes her to ……………… to ……………… hospital. g ___ He visits the Bishop of Digne. 20 marks h ___ He finds the little girl Cosette. i ___ He steals a loaf of bread. j ___ The Bishop of Digne gives him two candlesticks. 20 marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 1 1 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE Les Misérables 5 Match a word from A with a definition from B.
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