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

2. What holiday is it when Cosette is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

4. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) A bed.
(b) A dress.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A doll.

5. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Thénardiers’ baby boy in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

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

3. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

4. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?

5. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How has Jean Valjean changed after he’s been out of prison for two years in Part I – Fantine? How does Jean Valjean first encounter Fantine?

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

5. What information is related from the character named Boulatruelle in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

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

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

8. When and where does the narrative begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine? How is Bishop Myriel described?

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

10. How is Jean Valjean described in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where has Jean Valjean come from?

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