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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Cosette.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Jean Valjean tell Cosette are chasing them in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Baptistines.
(b) The Pontmercys.
(c) The Gillenormands.
(d) The Thénardiers.

2. What is Charles Myriel’s position within the Church in Part I – Fantine?
(a) He is a priest.
(b) He is a Pope.
(c) He is a Cardinal.
(d) He is a Bishop.

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

4. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The beggar who gives alms.”
(b) “The monster of the night.”
(c) “The thief of the old hotel.”
(d) “The Saint of the forgotten.”

5. Monasticism, the narrator claims in Book VII of Part II – Cosette, leads only to social isolation and what?
(a) Religious fanaticism.
(b) Sexual impropriety.
(c) Lack of education.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the convict on the chain gang who saves the sailor from drowning on the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

2. Where does Cosette enroll in school in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

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

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

5. Fauchelevent tells Valjean that he and Cosette are in the garden of what convent in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

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