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