Les Misérables

by: Victor Hugo

Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quick Quiz

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Which character symbolizes the way that law enforcement clumsily tears apart lives?

2 of 5
Hugo suggests that the values espoused by Napoleon and the students at the barricade cannot be imposed through ___.

3 of 5
What quality do Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, Marius, Gavroche, Pontmercy, and Gillenormand share?

4 of 5
What is the most prominent symbol of compassion in the novel?

5 of 5
What animal are the Thénardiers described as?

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