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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1820.

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

3. What is the name of the old road-mender seen digging holes in the forest in Montfermeil in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Boulatruelle.
(b) Gavroche.
(c) Javert.
(d) Joly.

4. With what do the nuns convince Fauchelevent to fill a coffin in order to avoid breaking Parisian law by burying a nun in the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Stones.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Flowers.

5. For how many years has Jean Valjean been in prison when his character is introduced in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 19.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?

2. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

3. Fauchelevent tells the nuns that Jean Valjean is his brother named what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

4. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

5. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?

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