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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Marius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Thénardiers force Valjean to write a note summoning whom to the apartment in Book VIII of Part III – Marius?
(a) Cosette.
(b) Combeferre.
(c) Eponine.
(d) Grantaire.

2. The police inspector in Montreuil threatens Fantine with what jail sentence for attacking a man who insulted her in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

3. 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) Tree branches.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Stones.

4. How much money does Jean Valjean offer Fauchelevent to let him and Cosette spend the night at his lodgings in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 100 francs.
(b) 250 francs.
(c) 50 francs.
(d) 650 francs.

5. What is the title of Book I in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Descent.”
(b) “In the Year 1817.”
(c) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(d) “A Just Man.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Fantine’s daughter in Part I – Fantine?

2. Jean Valjean held what profession before he was incarcerated?

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

4. What is the title of Book V in Part III – Marius?

5. In Book II of Part II – Cosette, newspaper articles suggest that Jean Valjean withdrew how many francs just before his arrest?

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