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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Fantine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Charles Myriel was forced to flee Italy during the French Revolution of what year?
(a) 1814.
(b) 1699.
(c) 1755.
(d) 1789.

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

4. What is the title of Book III in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “Cemeteries Take What is Given Them.”
(b) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(c) “Paris Atomized.”
(d) “In the Year 1817.”

5. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1809.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?

2. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?

3. Whom does Fantine beg to look after her daughter as she seeks work in Part I – Fantine?

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

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

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