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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 is the title of Book I in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Descent.”
(b) “In the Year 1817.”
(c) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(d) “A Just Man.”

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

3. 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?
(a) Arras.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Toulon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?

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

3. What is the title of Book IV of Part I – Fantine?

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

5. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?

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