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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Cosette.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His niece.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His granddaughter.

2. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Madame Thénardier.
(b) Mademoiselle Gillenormand.
(c) Mademoiselle Baptistine.
(d) Madame Magloire.

3. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

4. What is the name of the old road-mender seen digging holes in the forest in Montfermeil in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Boulatruelle.
(b) Joly.
(c) Javert.
(d) Gavroche.

5. What is the name of Cosette’s father in the novel?
(a) Jean Prouvaire.
(b) Theodule Gillenormand.
(c) Marius Pontmercy.
(d) Felix Tholomyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

2. What holiday is it when Cosette is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

3. In Book VI of Part I – Fantine, Javert claims that he has positively identified Champmathieu as Valjean and states that he is leaving for where to testify in the trial the following day?

4. Who is Cosette’s mother in the novel?

5. What nation was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo?

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