1 What is the name of the town in which the events of the story mainly take place? Paris Lyon Montsou Nice 2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw? His angry drunkenness His pride His infidelity His weight 3 Who is Catherine’s first lover? Zacharie Maigrat Chaval Etienne 4 Who does Etienne first meet when he arrives at Montsou? Chaval Maheu Levaque Bonnemort 5 How many children do the Maheus have? 8 7 9 10 6 Who is Zachary’s wife? Madame Hennebeau Cecile Philomene Mouquette 7 Who kills Chaval? Jeanlin Etienne Zacharie Henri 8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike? Marxist Capitalist Feudal Anarchist 9 What is Souvarine’s nationality? Belgian Bulgarian Russian English 10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story? 17 15 16 18 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 Maheude Mouquette Philomene 13 Who sabotages the mine at the end of the story? Deneulin Souvarine Chaval Maheu 14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices? Levaque and Chaval Lydie and Bebert Maheu and Maheude Etienne and Zacharie 15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter? Catherine Desire Jeanne Cecile 16 How does Alzire die? Of malaria Of polio Of congestion Of cold and hunger 17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently? Pikeman Carman Manager Engine man 18 What does Bonnemort mean? Deadly anger Bad omen Good death Final jest 19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker? 30 sous 40 sous 50 sous 20 sous 20 What is the name of the soldier Jeanlin kills? Jacques Jules Claude Michel 21 How does Maheu die? He is shot by a soldier. He is poisoned. He is pushed off a cliff. He dies of old age. 22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair? Black Brown Light yellow White 23 What is Maigrat notorious for? Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement Eating cow dung Molesting children Defiling graves 24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with? Negrel Dansaert Etienne Deneulin 25 How does Deneulin view the strikers? As sexual predators As oppressed As the enlightened poor As brutes who are illiterate and undeserving of the things they demand
