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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A dress.
(c) A doll.
(d) A bed.

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

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

6. Where in France does the novel begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Feuilly.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Digne.

7. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
(a) June 18, 1815.
(b) January 11, 1812.
(c) September 27, 1817.
(d) May 4, 1813.

8. What is the title of Book VIII of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Ship Orion.”
(b) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(c) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(d) “A Counter-Blow.”

9. The nuns of the convent in Book VI of Part II – Cosette are an order founded by what Spaniard?
(a) Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros.
(b) Santiago Carrillo.
(c) Manuel Azaña.
(d) Martin Verga.

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

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

12. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Calling in sick.
(b) Telling a customer off.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Immorality.

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

14. 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?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1814.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

4. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

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

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