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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 nation was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Brazil.
2. What is the title of Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “Paris Atomized.”
(b) “The Ship Orion.”
(c) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(d) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
3. What is the title of Book III in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(b) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(c) “In the Year 1817.”
(d) “Paris Atomized.”
4. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.
5. What is the title of Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “A Counter-Blow.”
(b) “Paris Atomized.”
(c) “The Descent.”
(d) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
Short Answer Questions
1. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
2. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
3. Fauchelevent helps Jean Valjean secure work as what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
4. 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?
5. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bishop Myriel tell Jean Valjean about his suffering in Part I – Fantine?
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 from the dead-end alleyway in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
4. What does the author comment on regarding monasticism in Book VII of Part II – Cosette?
5. What is related in the newspaper article concerning the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
6. What leads to Jean Valjean’s epiphany in Book II of Part I – Fantine? What does he realize?
7. How does Jean Valjean escape and reenter the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
8. Where does Cosette meet Jean Valjean in Book III of Part II – Cosette? What are her impressions of him?
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. From what narrative point of view is Les Miserables related? What are the characteristics of this narrative style?
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