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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?
(a) A bag of money.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Silver candlesticks.
(d) A silver coin.

3. In what year was Charles Myriel born?
(a) 1740.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1685.

4. Where does Cosette enroll in school in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) At the convent.
(b) At a public Paris school.
(c) In England.
(d) In Belgium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charles Myriel’s position within the Church in Part I – Fantine?

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

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

4. By what year does the narrator say in Book VII of Part II – Cosette that there are no new recruits and the nuns of the convent begin to die off?

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

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