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