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