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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Charles Myriel born?
(a) 1685.
(b) 1740.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1894.

2. For how many years has Jean Valjean been in prison when his character is introduced in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 19.

3. What does Jean Valjean steal from M. Myriel in Part I – Fantine?
(a) A lantern.
(b) Brass coins.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Silverware.

4. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) A lumberjack.
(b) A bellhop.
(c) A banker.
(d) A gardener.

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

6. In Book VI of Part I – Fantine, Javert claims that he has positively identified Champmathieu as Valjean and states that he is leaving for where to testify in the trial the following day?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Toulon.
(c) Arras.
(d) Montreuil-sur-mer.

7. What is the first thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?
(a) Her house.
(b) Her teeth.
(c) Her horse.
(d) Her hair.

8. Why was Jean Valjean’s prison sentence extended?
(a) For going on a hunger strike.
(b) For fighting.
(c) For attempting escape.
(d) For talking back to the guards.

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

10. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1812.

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

12. What is Charles Myriel’s position within the Church in Part I – Fantine?
(a) He is a Cardinal.
(b) He is a priest.
(c) He is a Bishop.
(d) He is a Pope.

13. What does Fauchelevent actually carry out of the convent in a coffin in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Tree branches.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Two beggar children.
(d) Jean Valjean.

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

15. Whom does Jean Valjean tell Cosette are chasing them in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Baptistines.
(b) The Pontmercys.
(c) The Thénardiers.
(d) The Gillenormands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Cosette’s father in the novel?

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

4. How many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

5. What is the title of Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

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