VICTOR HUGO

Victor Hugo, in full Victor-Marie Hugo (born Feb. 26, 1802, Besançon, France—died May 22, 1885, Paris), poet, novelist, and dramatist who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. Though regarded in France as one of that country’s greatest poets, he is better known abroad for such novels as Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862).

1° Who was Adèle Fourcher before he married with her ?

A) his neighbor

B) his childhood friend

C) his cousin

D) his theater professor

2° What was his favorite activity? (except writing and theater)

A) drawing

B) sewing

C) music

D) danse

3° What theme most often discussed in his works ?

A) the faults of the bourgeoisie

B) the alcoholism

C) the challenges of marriage

D) the misery

By Sarah Kean