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