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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. 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.

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

3. What is the name of Fantine’s hometown to which she returns in order to find work in Part I – Fantine?
(a) Arras.
(b) Feuilly.
(c) Montreuil-sur-mer.
(d) Toulon.

4. What is the name of the police inspector who acts as a nemesis to Jean Valjean throughout Les Miserables?
(a) Enjolras.
(b) Feuilly.
(c) Javert.
(d) Bossuet.

5. What gift does Jean Valjean give to Cosette in Book III of Part II – Cosette?
(a) A bed.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A doll.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what year does the narrator say in Book VII of Part II – Cosette that there are no new recruits and the nuns of the convent begin to die off?

2. With whom did Charles Myriel have a chance encounter in 1806 which led to his current position?

3. Why was Jean Valjean’s prison sentence extended?

4. The narrator says that Monsieur Madeleine arrived in Montreuil in what year in Book V of Part I – Fantine?

5. What nickname has Charles Myriel earned which translates to “welcome” in English?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Fantine’s position in society described when she is introduced in Part I – Fantine?

3. How is the history of Petit-Picpus described in Book VI 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. What was the significance of the Battle of Waterloo for the French, according to the narrator in Book I of Part II – Cosette?

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

7. How does Jean Valjean escape and reenter the convent in Book VIII of Part II – Cosette?

8. What leads to Jean Valjean’s epiphany in Book II of Part I – Fantine? What does he realize?

9. Who does Jean Valjean meet in the garden in Book V of Part II – Cosette? Where has he met this character before?

10. When and where does the narrative begin in Book I of Part I – Fantine? How is Bishop Myriel described?

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