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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 250 francs.
(b) 50 francs.
(c) 650 francs.
(d) 100 francs.

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

3. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Mademoiselle Baptistine.
(b) Mademoiselle Gillenormand.
(c) Madame Magloire.
(d) Madame Thénardier.

4. 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) 1817.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1814.

5. Fauchelevent believes that Valjean is hiding from whom in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Creditors.
(c) His family.
(d) Javert.

6. Jean Valjean crosses the River Seine over what in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) The Austerlitz Bridge.
(b) The Eiffel Tower.
(c) The St. Mark’s Cathedral.
(d) The River Thames.

7. What is the title of Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “Paris Atomized.”
(b) “The Descent.”
(c) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(d) “A Counter-Blow.”

8. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?
(a) A set of silverware and two silver candlesticks.
(b) A silk robe and a dishwasher.
(c) A fireplace and a bear rug.
(d) A gas lamp and indoor plumbing.

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

13. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(b) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(c) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(d) “The Ship Orion.”

14. Fauchelevent tells the nuns that Jean Valjean is his brother named what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Ultimus.
(b) Bahorel.
(c) Courfeyrac.
(d) Javert.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Book IV of Part I – Fantine?

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

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

5. Who is the convict on the chain gang who saves the sailor from drowning on the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

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