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