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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. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) Immorality.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Calling in sick.
(d) Telling a customer off.

2. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Monsieur Thenardier.
(b) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(c) Monsieur Madeleine.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

3. Fauchelevent tells the nuns that Jean Valjean is his brother named what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Javert.
(b) Ultimus.
(c) Bahorel.
(d) Courfeyrac.

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

5. On what date was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
(a) September 27, 1817.
(b) June 18, 1815.
(c) January 11, 1812.
(d) May 4, 1813.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?

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

3. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?

4. With what do the nuns convince Fauchelevent to fill a coffin in order to avoid breaking Parisian law by burying a nun in the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

5. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is related in the newspaper article concerning the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

3. Where does Cosette meet Jean Valjean in Book III of Part II – Cosette? What are her impressions of him?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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