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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Cosette.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book VI of Part I – Fantine, Javert claims that he has positively identified Champmathieu as Valjean and states that he is leaving for where to testify in the trial the following day?
(a) Toulon.
(b) Arras.
(c) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(d) Lyon.

2. Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Émile Loubet.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Jules Grévy.
(d) Jean Casimir-Perier.

3. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1815.

4. 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?
(a) 100 francs.
(b) 250 francs.
(c) 650 francs.
(d) 50 francs.

5. What is the largest industry in Montreuil, according to the narrator in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Ship lumber.
(b) Black beads.
(c) House lumber.
(d) Coal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Monsieur Madeleine become mayor of Montreuil?

3. Who is the convict on the chain gang who saves the sailor from drowning on the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

4. How old is Cosette when she is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

5. Where in France does the novel begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine?

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