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

2. 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) Joly.
(c) Javert.
(d) Gavroche.

3. How old is Cosette when she is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

3. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?

4. The police inspector in Montreuil threatens Fantine with what jail sentence for attacking a man who insulted her in Part I – Fantine?

5. Where in France does the novel begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine?

(see the answer key)

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