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