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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Javert.
(b) Joly.
(c) Gavroche.
(d) Boulatruelle.

2. 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?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1820.

3. What are the names of the Thénardiers’ two daughters whom they spoil?
(a) Cosette and Fantine.
(b) Fantine and Eponine.
(c) Eponine and Azelma.
(d) Azelma and Cosette.

4. What is the title of Book IV of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(b) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(c) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(d) “Paris Atomized.”

5. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?
(a) A silk robe and a dishwasher.
(b) A gas lamp and indoor plumbing.
(c) A fireplace and a bear rug.
(d) A set of silverware and two silver candlesticks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

3. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?

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

5. What nation was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo?

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