1 What is the name of the town in which the events of the story mainly take place? Paris Montsou Lyon Nice 2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw? His infidelity His weight His pride His angry drunkenness 3 Who is Catherine’s first lover? Etienne Zacharie Maigrat Chaval 4 Who does Etienne first meet when he arrives at Montsou? Levaque Maheu Chaval Bonnemort 5 How many children do the Maheus have? 10 9 7 8 6 Who is Zachary’s wife? Madame Hennebeau Cecile Philomene Mouquette 7 Who kills Chaval? Henri Zacharie Etienne Jeanlin 8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike? Feudal Marxist Capitalist Anarchist 9 What is Souvarine’s nationality? Belgian Bulgarian Russian English 10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story? 16 17 15 18 11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs? L'Avantage L'Eccole L'Savage L'Pensee 12 Who does Etienne make love to in the mines? Philomene Catherine Maheude Mouquette 13 Who sabotages the mine at the end of the story? Deneulin Maheu Chaval Souvarine 14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices? Maheu and Maheude Levaque and Chaval Lydie and Bebert Etienne and Zacharie 15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter? Cecile Desire Catherine Jeanne 16 How does Alzire die? Of congestion Of malaria Of polio Of cold and hunger 17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently? Carman Pikeman Manager Engine man 18 What does Bonnemort mean? Deadly anger Bad omen Final jest Good death 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? Claude Jacques Jules 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? Black White Light yellow Brown 23 What is Maigrat notorious for? Defiling graves Eating cow dung Molesting children Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement 24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with? Deneulin Negrel Dansaert Etienne 25 How does Deneulin view the strikers? As oppressed As sexual predators As brutes who are illiterate and undeserving of the things they demand As the enlightened poor
