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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 name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Georges Pontmercy.
(b) Enjolras.
(c) Petit Gervais.
(d) Felix Tholomyes.

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?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1820.

3. What is the title of Book VIII of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Ship Orion.”
(b) “A Counter-Blow.”
(c) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”

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

5. By what nickname does Jean Valjean become known when he stays at the Gorbeau House in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The thief of the old hotel.”
(b) “The monster of the night.”
(c) “The beggar who gives alms.”
(d) “The Saint of the forgotten.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the police inspector who acts as a nemesis to Jean Valjean throughout Les Miserables?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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