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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the old road-mender seen digging holes in the forest in Montfermeil in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Gavroche.
(b) Boulatruelle.
(c) Javert.
(d) Joly.

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

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

4. 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) 1820.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1840.

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

6. How much money does Jean Valjean give to the Thénardiers for Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 700 francs.
(b) 500 francs.
(c) 1,500 francs.
(d) 900 francs.

7. Where does Cosette enroll in school in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) In England.
(b) At a public Paris school.
(c) In Belgium.
(d) At the convent.

8. How many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 6.
(d) 22.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fauchelevent believes that Valjean is hiding from whom in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

2. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?

3. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?

4. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?

5. Jean Valjean held what profession before he was incarcerated?

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