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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 II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(b) “Paris Atomized.”
(c) “The Ship Orion.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”

2. What is the name of Fantine’s hometown to which she returns in order to find work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(b) Arras.
(c) Toulon.
(d) Feuilly.

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

4. 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) 1 month.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 months.

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

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

8. Jean Valjean held what profession before he was incarcerated?
(a) A miner.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A tree-trimmer.
(d) A stable-hand.

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

10. Monasticism, the narrator claims in Book VII of Part II – Cosette, leads only to social isolation and what?
(a) Greed.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Religious fanaticism.
(d) Sexual impropriety.

11. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Theodule Gillenormand.
(b) Georges Pontmercy.
(c) Martin Verga.
(d) Charles Myriel.

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

13. What is the name of the Thénardiers’ baby boy in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Gavroche.
(b) Javert.
(c) Combeferre.
(d) Enjolras.

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

15. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1822.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fauchelevent tells the nuns that Jean Valjean is his brother named what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

2. What is the name of Fantine’s daughter in Part I – Fantine?

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

4. Why was Jean Valjean’s prison sentence extended?

5. 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?

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