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