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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. With what do the nuns convince Fauchelevent to fill a coffin in order to avoid breaking Parisian law by burying a nun in the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Stones.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Flowers.

2. What is the name of Fantine’s daughter in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Mademoiselle Baptistine.
(b) Cosette.
(c) Mademoiselle Gillenormand.
(d) Eponine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Jean Valjean give to the Thénardiers for Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

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

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

4. What is the second thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean Valjean succeed in rescuing Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

2. What was the significance of the Battle of Waterloo for the French, according to the narrator in Book I of Part II – Cosette?

3. In whose care does Fantine leave Cosette in Part I – Fantine? How is Cosette treated by these characters?

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

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

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

7. What tips Javert off to Jean Valjean’s trail in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?

8. What does Bishop Myriel impress upon Jean Valjean when he gives him the candlesticks in Book II of Part I – Fantine? How does Valjean react?

9. Where does Cosette meet Jean Valjean in Book III of Part II – Cosette? What are her impressions of him?

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

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