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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 young law student with whom Fantine falls in love in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Felix Tholomyes.
(b) Monsieur Gillenormand.
(c) Theodule Gillenormand.
(d) Monsieur Mabeuf.

2. In what year was Charles Myriel born?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1740.
(d) 1685.

3. 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) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

5. What is the name of Fantine’s hometown to which she returns in order to find work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Arras.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Feuilly.
(d) Toulon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jean Valjean rescue in Part I – Fantine by lifting him from underneath a fallen carriage?

2. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?

3. How many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

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

5. What is the name of Fantine’s daughter in Part I – Fantine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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