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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Fantine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1809.

2. What is the name of the young law student with whom Fantine falls in love in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(b) Felix Tholomyes.
(c) Theodule Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

3. How many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 6.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

4. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1822.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the first thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?

4. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?

5. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?

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