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