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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV - Saint Denis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Book X of Part IV – Saint Denis is set on what date?
(a) March 9, 1827.
(b) December 15, 1830.
(c) August 26, 1836.
(d) June 5, 1832.

2. What officer promises to always remember Thénardier for saving his life in Book I of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Martin Verga.
(b) Charles Myriel.
(c) Georges Pontmercy.
(d) Theodule Gillenormand.

3. What is the hometown of Marius’s father to which Marius rides in order to see him in Book III of Part III – Marius?
(a) Toulon.
(b) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Vernon.

4. How many years have passed since Jean Valjean’s first encounter with M. Myriel in Book III of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

5. Where does Jean Valjean announce he is taking Cosette in Book VIII of Part IV – Saint Denis?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Russia.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The street urchin named Gavroche in Part III – Marius is actually whose son?

4. Fantine is fired from her job at the factory for what reason in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

5. What is the name of the young law student with whom Fantine falls in love in Part I – Fantine?

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