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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?
(a) Silver candlesticks.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A bag of money.
(d) A silver coin.

2. What is the title of Book VIII of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Ship Orion.”
(b) “A Counter-Blow.”
(c) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”

3. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?
(a) Adolphe Thiers.
(b) Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) Louis XVIII.

4. What is the name of the police inspector who acts as a nemesis to Jean Valjean throughout Les Miserables?
(a) Javert.
(b) Enjolras.
(c) Bossuet.
(d) Feuilly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Myriel was forced to flee Italy during the French Revolution of what year?

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

3. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?

4. What is the title of Book I 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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