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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
(a) January 11, 1812.
(b) September 27, 1817.
(c) May 4, 1813.
(d) June 18, 1815.

2. What is the name of the police inspector who acts as a nemesis to Jean Valjean throughout Les Miserables?
(a) Feuilly.
(b) Javert.
(c) Enjolras.
(d) Bossuet.

3. Who is Cosette’s mother in the novel?
(a) Madame Magloire.
(b) Eponine.
(c) Fantine.
(d) Madame Thenardier.

4. What does Jean Valjean steal from M. Myriel in Part I – Fantine?
(a) A lantern.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Brass coins.

5. Where in France does the novel begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Feuilly.
(d) Digne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nuns of the convent in Book VI of Part II – Cosette are an order founded by what Spaniard?

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

3. It is November of what year that a sailor on the Orion falls off one of the ship’s masts in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

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

5. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

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