Les Miserables Test

Performance Indicators:  

P.S ELA-2 Reading Analysis: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

A. Evaluate the relevant themes and synthesize how they are present in the novel in oral and written responses.
B. Interpret the implications of setting and circumstance.
C. Analyze the role of characters in the plot in oral and written responses.
D. Analyze important quotations from the text in oral and written responses.
E. Annotate the text.

P.S ELA-3 Reading Craft and Structure: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of a text.

A. Understand SOAPSTone: Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone
B. Analyze the plot and/or design of the text, following shifts in time and place.

 

The Les Miserables Test covering the books: Fantine, Cosette and Marius, emphasizes characters and plot.  You will not be able to use your notes or study guide on the test.  The test features questions selected from the study guides, consequently, those study guides are helpful as you prepare for the test.

PARTS 1 and 2 of the Les Miserables test requires you to know who the following characters are and what their significance is to the novel.                        35 POINTS

Labarre
Madame Magloire
Jean Valjean
Mademoiselle Baptistine
Bishop Bienvenue
Petit Gervais
Cosette
Monsieur Thenardier
Madame Thenardier
Eponine
Gavroche
Fantine
Father Madeline
Javert
Father Fauchelevent
Champmatheiu
Sister Simplice
M. Gillenormand
Mademoiselle Gillenormand
Pontmercy
Marius
Theodule
Ma’am Bougon
Jondrette
Philanthropist
Leblanc
Ursulla

 

PART 3 of the Les Miserables test requires you to know important plot developments.  This section of the test is a true/false challenge.                                                  15 POINTS

PART4 of the Les Miserables test requires you to recognize three instrumental passages from the novel identifying the event as well as the significance that each event represents to the plot.                                                                                                                        9 POINTS

PARTS 5 of the Les Miserables test requires you to recognize important locations from the story.  You will be required to recall significant events that occur at these locations.  This section of the test is written response.                                                             21 POINTS

PARTS 6 of the Les Miserables test requires you to know items that are unique and specific to the story.  This section of the test is written response.                       20 POINTS