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Les Miserables: Viewing Questions

1. Why was Jean Valjean in prison?

2. How long was his original sentence? How long was he actually in jail for, and why was his sentence

extended?

3. What was his prisoner number?

4. How was he treated after he was released?

5. Where does he find refuge, and what happens there?

6. Where does Valjean first meet Fantine?

7. What happens to Fantine after she is dismissed from her job at the factory?

8. What happens when Valjean meets Fantine for the second time?

9. Javert delivers some news to Valjean. What is it? What difficulties does this raise for Valjean? What

does he do?
10. What does Valjean promise to do for Fantine?

11. When Javert catches up with Valjean, what mercy does Valjean ask of Javert?

12. How does Valjean escape from Javert?

13. Where does Valjean find Cosette?

14. What is the first gift he gets for her?

15. Where do they seek refuge when Javert catches up with them? Who helps them?

16. What does Marius do?

17. What do the colours red and black stand for? (Hint: they sing about it in a song, and each colour

stands for two things)

Red:

Black:

Red:

Black:

18. Where do Cosette and Marius ‘meet’?

19. Where does Cosette leave her note for Marius, and who finds it?

20. Who is Eponine? How does she know Cosette?

21. Who is the first person killed in the resistance skirmishes?

22. What role does Javert play in the resistance?

23. What does Eponine do at the barricade?

24. What does Valjean do after he intercepts Marius’ letter to Cosette?

25. What happens to Marius at the barricade?

26. At the end of the show, what is Javert’s opinion/conclusion about Valjean and what kind of person

Valjean is? What is Javert’s response?

27. Why does Valjean leave again? Where does he go?

Which song was your favorite of the musical?

Do the songs move the story along?

Are there any 'speaking' parts in Les Miserables? Or is it all sung?