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