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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V - Jean Valjean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The thief of the old hotel.”
(b) “The monster of the night.”
(c) “The Saint of the forgotten.”
(d) “The beggar who gives alms.”

2. Book VII of Part IV – Saint Denis focuses on what?
(a) A detailed family history of Cosette.
(b) Parisian street slang.
(c) The history of the French monarchy.
(d) The Napoleonic Wars.

3. Jean Valjean follows his instincts which lead him toward what as he attempts to flee the sewers in Book III of Part V – Jean Valjean?
(a) The River Thames.
(b) The River Luxembourg.
(c) The River Magritte.
(d) The River Seine

4. Gavroche pickpockets the thief who took Jean Valjean’s money and he throws it over whose wall in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Monsieur Gillenormand’s.
(b) Combeferre’s.
(c) Father Mabeuf’s.
(d) Marius Pontmercy’s.

5. With what do the nuns convince Fauchelevent to fill a coffin in order to avoid breaking Parisian law by burying a nun in the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tree branches.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book I in Part I – Fantine?

2. In what Paris suburb does Eponine tell Marius Cosette is living in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?

3. Where does Jean Valjean announce he is taking Cosette in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?

4. What does Javert give to Marius after Marius tells him of the plot of his neighbors in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?

5. Where does Marius first see Cosette and Jean Valjean in Part III – Marius?

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