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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Madame Magloire.
(b) Mademoiselle Baptistine.
(c) Madame Thénardier.
(d) Mademoiselle Gillenormand.

2. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?
(a) Bienvenu.
(b) Ultimus.
(c) Lanoire.
(d) Bruneseau.

3. Jean Valjean held what profession before he was incarcerated?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A tree-trimmer.
(c) A miner.
(d) A stable-hand.

4. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

5. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1815.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the police inspector who acts as a nemesis to Jean Valjean throughout Les Miserables?

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

3. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

4. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

5. In Book VI of Part I – Fantine, Javert claims that he has positively identified Champmathieu as Valjean and states that he is leaving for where to testify in the trial the following day?

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