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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?
(a) Silver candlesticks.
(b) A bag of money.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A silver coin.

2. What are the names of the Thénardiers’ two daughters whom they spoil?
(a) Eponine and Azelma.
(b) Azelma and Cosette.
(c) Fantine and Eponine.
(d) Cosette and Fantine.

3. Jean Valjean crosses the River Seine over what in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) The St. Mark’s Cathedral.
(b) The River Thames.
(c) The Eiffel Tower.
(d) The Austerlitz Bridge.

4. For how many years has Jean Valjean been in prison when his character is introduced in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 19.
(b) 4.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

5. Who is Cosette’s mother in the novel?
(a) Eponine.
(b) Fantine.
(c) Madame Thenardier.
(d) Madame Magloire.

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

7. Whom does Jean Valjean tell Cosette are chasing them in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Baptistines.
(b) The Gillenormands.
(c) The Thénardiers.
(d) The Pontmercys.

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

9. 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) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(d) Felix Tholomyes.

10. Jean Valjean held what profession before he was incarcerated?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A stable-hand.
(c) A tree-trimmer.
(d) A miner.

11. What does Jean Valjean steal from M. Myriel in Part I – Fantine?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A lantern.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Brass coins.

12. What is the name of the boy from whom Jean Valjean steals a silver coin in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Felix Tholomyes.
(b) Enjolras.
(c) Georges Pontmercy.
(d) Petit Gervais.

13. What is the title of Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) “The Grand Bourgeois.”
(b) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(c) “The Excellence of Misfortune.”
(d) “The Ship Orion.”

14. The Orion is a warship that is said to be docked where in Book II of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Toulon.
(c) Arras.
(d) Montreuil-sur-mer.

15. 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?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?

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

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. The nuns of the convent in Book VI of Part II – Cosette are an order founded by what Spaniard?

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

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