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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Charles Myriel was forced to flee Italy during the French Revolution of what year?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1699.
(d) 1814.

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

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

5. What is the title of Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(b) “The Descent.”
(c) “A Counter-Blow.”
(d) “Paris Atomized.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fantine’s hometown to which she returns in order to find work in Part I – Fantine?

2. What is the title of Book VIII of Part I – Fantine?

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

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

5. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

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