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Les Miserables
By Victor Hugo
Movie Questions
1. Jean Valjean has spent ______years in prison doing hard labor.
2. The bishop reminds Jean about a promise he made to
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3. Who is the mayor of Vigau? ______
4. Why is Fantine, the factory girl, dismissed?______
5. How does she raise some money?______
6. How does Jean Valjean raise suspicion with Inspector Javert?
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7. What is the purpose of the inspector’s census? ______
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8. Why is Fantine arrested? ______
9. What does Jean Valjean do for Fantine? ______
10. Why does the inspector insist that Valjean arrest him?
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11. How does Valjean get into the trial? ______
12. Why do you think Valjean trys to convince the court that he is the real Valjean?______
13. Who does Valjean blame for Fantine’s death?______
14. To whom does Jean Valjean transfer ownership of the factory?
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15. Describe how Cosette is being treated?______
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16. How much does Valjean have to pay to get Cosette?______
17. How does Valjean get into the city?______
18. Where does he go?______
19. How does Valjean know the man in the convent?______
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20. Why do Cosette and Valjean leave the convent?______
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21. What does the ABC Society want?______
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22. Why does Gavroche call the smaller boys his “babies”?______
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23. What does Marius give Cosette?______
24. Why does Javert come to see Valjean?______
25. What was it that Valjean stole?______
26. How does Marius find Cosette?______
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27. Why are the revolutionaries upset about the Lamarque funeral?
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28. How does inspector Javert find Cosette?______
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29. Why does Gavroche venture into the line of fire?______
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30. Who offers to shoot Javert?______
31. What happens to the leaders of the revolt?______
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32. What deal does Valjean broker with Javert?______
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33. What does Valjean give Cosette before he leaves?______
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34. Why didn’t Valjean kill Javert?______
35. Why do you think Javert does what he does in the end?______