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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Fauchelevent address Jean Valjean when he first meets him in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Monsieur Mabeuf.
(b) Monsieur Madeleine.
(c) Monsieur Thenardier.
(d) Monsieur Gillenormand.

2. What is the title of Book V of Part I – Fantine?
(a) “The Descent.”
(b) “A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound.”
(c) “A Counter-Blow.”
(d) “Paris Atomized.”

3. Monasticism, the narrator claims in Book VII of Part II – Cosette, leads only to social isolation and what?
(a) Religious fanaticism.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Sexual impropriety.
(d) Greed.

4. What is Charles Myriel’s position within the Church in Part I – Fantine?
(a) He is a priest.
(b) He is a Cardinal.
(c) He is a Bishop.
(d) He is a Pope.

5. What nation was victorious at the Battle of Waterloo?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Brazil.

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

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

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

9. In what year was Charles Myriel born?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1685.
(d) 1740.

10. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?
(a) Bruneseau.
(b) Lanoire.
(c) Bienvenu.
(d) Ultimus.

11. To how many years in prison was Jean Valjean initially sentenced for stealing a loaf of bread?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.

12. What holiday is it when Cosette is introduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Easter Sunday.

13. The police inspector in Montreuil threatens Fantine with what jail sentence for attacking a man who insulted her in Part I – Fantine?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 1 month.

14. What is the title of Book I in Part I – Fantine?
(a) “In the Year 1817.”
(b) “To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender.”
(c) “A Just Man.”
(d) “The Descent.”

15. Fauchelevent tells Valjean that he and Cosette are in the garden of what convent in Book V of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Patron-Minette.
(b) Petit-Picpus.
(c) Saint-Germain.
(d) Gorbeau House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?

2. What is the title of Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

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 many years have passed since Fantine has been to her hometown in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

5. Fauchelevent tells the nuns that Jean Valjean is his brother named what in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

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