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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?
(a) Her front teeth.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her horse.
(d) Her house.

2. What is Charles Myriel’s position within the Church in Part I – Fantine?
(a) He is a Pope.
(b) He is a Cardinal.
(c) He is a Bishop.
(d) He is a priest.

3. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?
(a) Tholomyes.
(b) Fauchelevent.
(c) Bahorel.
(d) Gavroche.

4. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Monsieur Madeleine.
(b) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(c) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Thenardier.

5. Who is Cosette’s mother in the novel?
(a) Eponine.
(b) Fantine.
(c) Madame Magloire.
(d) Madame Thenardier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II of Part II – Cosette, newspaper articles suggest that Jean Valjean withdrew how many francs just before his arrest?

2. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

3. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

4. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?

5. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Javert described in Part I – Fantine? What role does Javert play in the novel?

2. How is Jean Valjean described in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where has Jean Valjean come from?

3. How does Jean Valjean respond to the advice of Bishop Myriel in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where do his actions lead him?

4. What leads to Jean Valjean’s epiphany in Book II of Part I – Fantine? What does he realize?

5. How does Jean Valjean escape and reenter the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

6. What information is related from the character named Boulatruelle in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

7. How is the history of Petit-Picpus described in Book VI of Part II – Cosette?

8. What does the author comment on regarding monasticism in Book VII of Part II – Cosette?

9. How has Jean Valjean changed after he’s been out of prison for two years in Part I – Fantine? How does Jean Valjean first encounter Fantine?

10. From what narrative point of view is Les Miserables related? What are the characteristics of this narrative style?

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