1. What does Jean Valjean give to the thief who attacks him after he’s pinned the thief to the ground in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) His gun.
(b) His sword.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His hat.

2. What is the name of Fantine’s daughter in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Cosette.
(b) Eponine.
(c) Mademoiselle Baptistine.
(d) Mademoiselle Gillenormand.

3. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Calling in sick.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Immorality.
(d) Telling a customer off.

4. In what Paris suburb does Eponine tell Marius Cosette is living in Book II of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) Les Halles.
(b) Place de la Bastille.
(c) Saint-Germain.
(d) Champs-Élysées.

5. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?
(a) House lumber.
(b) Coal.
(c) Black beads.
(d) Ship lumber.

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. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?

3. What thief pounces on Jean Valjean in Book IV of Part IV – Saint Denis?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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