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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?
(a) Louis XVIII.
(b) Adolphe Thiers.
(c) Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. How much money does Jean Valjean offer Fauchelevent to let him and Cosette spend the night at his lodgings in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 650 francs.
(b) 250 francs.
(c) 100 francs.
(d) 50 francs.

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

4. 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) Arras.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Toulon.

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

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

7. 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) Telling a customer off.
(d) Immorality.

8. Fauchelevent tells Valjean that he and Cosette are in the garden of what convent in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Saint-Germain.
(b) Petit-Picpus.
(c) Patron-Minette.
(d) Gorbeau House.

9. 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 teeth.
(b) Her horse.
(c) Her house.
(d) Her hair.

10. In Book II of Part II – Cosette, newspaper articles suggest that Jean Valjean withdrew how many francs just before his arrest?
(a) 159,000.
(b) 425,000.
(c) 700,000.
(d) 1,300,000.

11. 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.

12. What is the name of the young law student with whom Fantine falls in love in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Theodule Gillenormand.
(b) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(c) Felix Tholomyes.
(d) Monsieur Mabeuf.

13. 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) Stones.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Dirt.

14. Who is the convict on the chain gang who saves the sailor from drowning on the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Enjolras.
(b) Gavroche.
(c) Theodule Gillenormand.
(d) Jean Valjean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?

2. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?

3. It is November of what year that a sailor on the Orion falls off one of the ship’s masts in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

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

5. How old is Cosette when she is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

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