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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. Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Émile Loubet.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Jean Casimir-Perier.
(d) Jules Grévy.

2. What nation was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

3. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

4. Book VII of Part IV – Saint Denis focuses on what?
(a) A detailed family history of Cosette.
(b) The history of the French monarchy.
(c) Parisian street slang.
(d) The Napoleonic Wars.

5. Who was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution in France?
(a) Charles X.
(b) Edward VII.
(c) Mark III.
(d) James V.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Thénardiers’ baby boy in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

2. Where does Cosette enroll in school in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

3. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?

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?

5. Before he learns Cosette’s name, Marius refers to her as what nickname in Part III – Marius?

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