1 What is the name of the town in which the events of the story mainly take place? Lyon Nice Montsou Paris 2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw? His angry drunkenness His infidelity His weight His pride 3 Who is Catherine’s first lover? Etienne Zacharie Maigrat Chaval 4 Who does Etienne first meet when he arrives at Montsou? Bonnemort Levaque Chaval Maheu 5 How many children do the Maheus have? 10 8 7 9 6 Who is Zachary’s wife? Mouquette Madame Hennebeau Cecile Philomene 7 Who kills Chaval? Jeanlin Zacharie Etienne Henri 8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike? Feudal Marxist Capitalist Anarchist 9 What is Souvarine’s nationality? Bulgarian English Russian Belgian 10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story? 16 18 17 15 11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs? L'Avantage L'Pensee L'Eccole L'Savage 12 Who does Etienne make love to in the mines? Mouquette Philomene Catherine Maheude 13 Who sabotages the mine at the end of the story? Deneulin Maheu Souvarine Chaval 14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices? Maheu and Maheude Levaque and Chaval Lydie and Bebert Etienne and Zacharie 15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter? Desire Catherine Jeanne Cecile 16 How does Alzire die? Of cold and hunger Of polio Of congestion Of malaria 17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently? Carman Manager Engine man Pikeman 18 What does Bonnemort mean? Final jest Bad omen Good death Deadly anger 19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker? 20 sous 40 sous 50 sous 30 sous 20 What is the name of the soldier Jeanlin kills? Claude Jules Michel Jacques 21 How does Maheu die? He is shot by a soldier. He dies of old age. He is poisoned. He is pushed off a cliff. 22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair? Light yellow White Brown Black 23 What is Maigrat notorious for? Defiling graves Molesting children Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement Eating cow dung 24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with? Dansaert Deneulin Etienne Negrel 25 How does Deneulin view the strikers? As brutes who are illiterate and undeserving of the things they demand As oppressed As sexual predators As the enlightened poor
