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