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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fauchelevent believes that Valjean is hiding from whom in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

2. How much money does Jean Valjean offer Fauchelevent to let him and Cosette spend the night at his lodgings in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

3. Fauchelevent tells Valjean that he and Cosette are in the garden of what convent in Book V of Part II – Cosette?

4. What is the name of the old road-mender seen digging holes in the forest in Montfermeil in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

5. In Book II of Part II – Cosette, newspaper articles suggest that Jean Valjean withdrew how many francs just before his arrest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What leads to Jean Valjean’s epiphany in Book II of Part I – Fantine? What does he realize?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Charles Myriel in the novel. In what year was Charles Myriel born? Charles Myriel was forced to flee Italy during the French Revolution of what year? Whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter with in 1806 that led to his current position? How do Myriel’s actions affect Jean Valjean?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jean Valjean’s supposed drowning in Book II of Part II – Cosette. How is Jean Valjean’s valor demonstrated in this section of the novel? What indications does the author give that the reader will meet Jean Valjean in the coming chapters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Javert in the novel. What is Javert’s principle concern with Jean Valjean? How do Javert’s actions in Book V of Part I – Fantine help to define his character? How does Javert’s character evolve throughout the novel?

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