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

2. What is the second thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?
(a) Her horse.
(b) Her front teeth.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her house.

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

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

5. The police inspector in Montreuil threatens Fantine with what jail sentence for attacking a man who insulted her in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

3. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?

4. It is November of what year that a sailor on the Orion falls off one of the ship’s masts in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

5. Where does Cosette enroll in school in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What leads to Jean Valjean’s epiphany in Book II of Part I – Fantine? What does he realize?

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

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

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