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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is October of what year that Jean Valjean enters Digne in Book II of Part I – Fantine?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1802.

2. What is the name of the Thénardiers’ baby boy in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) Enjolras.
(b) Combeferre.
(c) Gavroche.
(d) Javert.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the first thing that Fantine sells in order to make money when she becomes desperate after losing her job at the factory?

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

5. What does M. Myriel insist that Jean Valjean take with him when he is brought back to Myriel’s home by the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is related in the newspaper article concerning the Orion in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

2. How is Jean Valjean described in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where has Jean Valjean come from?

3. What tips Javert off to Jean Valjean’s trail in Book IV of Part II – Cosette?

4. Where does Cosette meet Jean Valjean in Book III of Part II – Cosette? What are her impressions of him?

5. How is the character of Javert described in Part I – Fantine? What role does Javert play in the novel?

6. How has Jean Valjean changed after he’s been out of prison for two years in Part I – Fantine? How does Jean Valjean first encounter Fantine?

7. How does Jean Valjean respond to the advice of Bishop Myriel in Book II of Part I – Fantine? Where do his actions lead him?

8. How old is Cosette when she is reintroduced in Book III of Part II – Cosette? How is her living situation described?

9. What information is related from the character named Boulatruelle in Book II of Part II – Cosette?

10. What does the author comment on regarding monasticism in Book VII of Part II – Cosette?

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