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