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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Jean Valjean tells the landlady at the Gorbeau House that Cosette is what in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His niece.
(d) His granddaughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

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

5. Monasticism, the narrator claims in Book VII of Part II – Cosette, leads only to social isolation and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean Valjean respond to the advice of Bishop Myriel in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where do his actions lead him?

2. What is related in the newspaper article concerning the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

3. How does Jean Valjean escape from the dead-end alleyway in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

4. What does the author comment on regarding monasticism in Book VII of Part II – Cosette?

5. How does Jean Valjean escape and reenter the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

6. How is Fantine’s position in society described when she is introduced in Part I – Fantine?

7. How old is Cosette when she is reintroduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette? How is her living situation described?

8. What internal conflict does Jean Valjean face in Book VI of Part I – Fantine? How does he resolve the conflict?

9. What does Bishop Myriel tell Jean Valjean about his suffering in Part I – Fantine?

10. From what narrative point of view is Les Miserables related? What are the characteristics of this narrative style?

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