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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV - Saint Denis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The thief of the old hotel.”
(b) “The Saint of the forgotten.”
(c) “The monster of the night.”
(d) “The beggar who gives alms.”

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

3. The Orion is a warship that is said to be docked where in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Toulon.
(b) Lyon.
(c) Arras.
(d) Montreuil-sur-mer.

4. 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) 1810.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1820.

5. What is the name of Marius Pontmercy’s grandfather who raised him?
(a) Monsieur Thenardier.
(b) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(c) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Madeleine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was offered the throne after the 1830 July Revolution?

2. What letter is stitched on the handkerchief that Marius finds and believes to be Cosette’s in Part III – Marius?

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

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

5. What does Jean Valjean steal from M. Myriel in Part I – Fantine?

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