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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Marius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Theodule Gillenormand.
(b) Charles Myriel.
(c) Martin Verga.
(d) Georges Pontmercy.

2. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?
(a) The Pontmercys.
(b) The Tholomyes.
(c) The Gillenormands.
(d) The Thénardiers.

3. What are the names of the Thénardiers’ two daughters whom they spoil?
(a) Cosette and Fantine.
(b) Fantine and Eponine.
(c) Eponine and Azelma.
(d) Azelma and Cosette.

4. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Ship lumber.
(b) House lumber.
(c) Coal.
(d) Black beads.

5. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?
(a) Bienvenu.
(b) Lanoire.
(c) Ultimus.
(d) Bruneseau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?

2. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?

3. After discovering the handkerchief he believes is Cosette’s, Marius re-nicknames her what in Part III – Marius?

4. What is the title of Book IV of Part I – Fantine?

5. What is written on the message that Marius hurls through the window in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

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