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