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