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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

2. Why was Jean Valjean’s prison sentence extended?
(a) For attempting escape.
(b) For fighting.
(c) For talking back to the guards.
(d) For going on a hunger strike.

3. Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Jules Grévy.
(b) Jean Casimir-Perier.
(c) Émile Loubet.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

4. What is the title of Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “Patron-Minette.”
(b) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(c) “Paris Atomized.”
(d) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”

5. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cosette’s mother in the novel?

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

3. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

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

5. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

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