1. It is November of what year that a sailor on the Orion falls off one of the ship’s masts in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1823.

2. In Book II of Part V – Jean Valjean, the narrator describes the great flood which occurred in what year?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1735.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1802.

3. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
(a) January 11, 1812.
(b) September 27, 1817.
(c) June 18, 1815.
(d) May 4, 1813.

4. What holiday is it when Cosette is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter Sunday.
(d) New Year's Eve.

5. Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Jules Grévy.
(b) Jean Casimir-Perier.
(c) Émile Loubet.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book VI of Part IV – Saint Denis, Gavroche discovers two abandoned hungry children and uses his money to buy them food without realizing they are what?

2. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?

3. Jean Valjean crosses the River Seine over what in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

4. Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis is set on what date?

5. What is the title of Book I in Part IV – Saint Denis?

(see the answer key)

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