Javert, Inspector First Class

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1. Where in the novel does Javert first appear? In Toulon, as a prison guard. In Digne; he was one of the policemen who brought Valjean back to the Bishop. In Paris, as a young policeman. In Montreuil-sur-Mer, as the police-inspector.

2. Javert is a man of mystery. We are told very little about his background and his childhood. As far as the novel tells us, what do we know of where he was born and who his parents were? Javert was born in prison. His mother was a gypsy, and his father was a criminal. He was born in a tavern. His mother was Madame Thenarider. It isn't said in the book where Javert is born. He mentions in passing that his mother was a prostitute while arresting Fantine. He was born on the streets of Paris. Both of his parents were beggars, and Javert grew up as a gamin.

3. What is Javert's first name? We are never told Honore Antione Phillipe

4. How many times does Javert call Valjean by his number: 24601? Two or three times Too many times to count. Seven times Never

5. When Valjean/Madeleine escapes from Montreuil-sur-Mer, what is it that Javert does next? Javert is called to Paris and fails to re-capture Valjean. Javert is called to Paris and helps to re-capture Valjean. Javert goes to the Thenardiers' Inn and misses Valjean by a few hours. Javert goes to Paris and loses Valjean over the walls of a convent.

6. Following on in the same vein, Javert has often been held up as the epitome of obsessive stubbornness. Tenacious? Fanatical? Unbending? These are all words that have been used to describe the Inspector's chase of Valjean. Just how many years did he expend on the chase? Fifteen All his professional life Twenty Two or three

7. Javert is a man of complexity. What are some of his more unusual tendencies? He takes snuff, talks to himself, burns his coat-tails, and fiddles. He starts fist-fights with criminals, dresses up like women, and is a snuff addict He burns his coat-tails, likes interrogating prisoners, and takes snuff frequently. He carries a small Bible in his coat pocket, takes snuff, smokes, and strives to catch one criminal a day

8. What kind of a gun did Javert have in the Barricades? A rifle A large-bore musket...loaded A large-bore musket...unloaded A pair of Coups de Poing

9. Which one of these sayings is something Javert didn't say? Well, well, well, well. I am an ass. I am the law. I have a woman's claws!

10. Finally, a question on the end of Javert. What caused this brilliant detective to commit suicide? He was completely bewildered by the way Valjean effectively shattered all his ideas of right and wrong. He was pushed by Babet. He realised that Valjean had lived a more fruitful life than him. His world view was shattered by Valjean's mercy, and it was the only way to save Valjean from the galleys.