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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 are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?
(a) A set of silverware and two silver candlesticks.
(b) A gas lamp and indoor plumbing.
(c) A silk robe and a dishwasher.
(d) A fireplace and a bear rug.

2. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?
(a) Bahorel.
(b) Gavroche.
(c) Tholomyes.
(d) Fauchelevent.

3. What is the second thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?
(a) Her horse.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her front teeth.

4. What is the title of Book III in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(b) “In the Year 1817.”
(c) “Paris Atomized.”
(d) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”

5. What is the name of Fantine’s hometown to which she returns in order to find work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Arras.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Toulon.
(d) Feuilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?

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

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

4. What is the title of Book V of Part I – Fantine?

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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