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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jean Valjean’s prison sentence extended?
(a) For fighting.
(b) For talking back to the guards.
(c) For going on a hunger strike.
(d) For attempting escape.

2. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

3. In what year was Charles Myriel born?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1685.
(c) 1740.
(d) 1894.

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

5. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Telling a customer off.
(c) Immorality.
(d) Calling in sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the convict on the chain gang who saves the sailor from drowning on the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

2. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?

3. What does Jean Valjean steal from M. Myriel in Part I – Fantine?

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

5. Fauchelevent tells Valjean that he and Cosette are in the garden of what convent in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

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