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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Myriel was forced to flee Italy during the French Revolution of what year?
(a) 1814.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1755.
(d) 1699.

2. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Enjolras.
(b) Petit Gervais.
(c) Georges Pontmercy.
(d) Felix Tholomyes.

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

4. 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 set of silverware and two silver candlesticks.
(d) A fireplace and a bear rug.

5. 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) 1820.
(d) 1830.

6. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?
(a) 1.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

7. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?
(a) Lanoire.
(b) Bienvenu.
(c) Ultimus.
(d) Bruneseau.

8. What is the title of Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The Ship Orion.”
(b) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(c) “Paris Atomized.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”

9. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?
(a) Tholomyes.
(b) Fauchelevent.
(c) Bahorel.
(d) Gavroche.

10. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) His granddaughter.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His niece.

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

12. 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) Stones.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Flowers.

13. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Charles Myriel.
(b) Theodule Gillenormand.
(c) Martin Verga.
(d) Georges Pontmercy.

14. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Monsieur Madeleine.
(b) Monsieur Thenardier.
(c) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Mabeuf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The nuns of the convent in Book VI of Part II – Cosette are an order founded by what Spaniard?

2. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

3. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?

4. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?

5. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?

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