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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 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.

2. 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) Adolphe Thiers.
(d) Louis XVIII.

3. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1809.

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

5. How old is Cosette when she is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the two luxuries that Charles Myriel holds onto out of consideration for his housekeeper?

3. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 respond to the advice of Bishop Myriel in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where do his actions lead him?

4. Who does Jean Valjean meet in the garden in Book V of Part II – Cosette? Where has he met this character before?

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

6. How is the character of Javert described in Part I – Fantine? What role does Javert play in the novel?

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

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

9. How is the history of Petit-Picpus described in Book VI of Part II – Cosette?

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

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