1 What is the name of the town in which the events of the story mainly take place? Lyon Paris Nice Montsou 2 What is Etienne’s tragic flaw? His angry drunkenness His infidelity His pride His weight 3 Who is Catherine’s first lover? Etienne Chaval Zacharie Maigrat 4 Who does Etienne first meet when he arrives at Montsou? Maheu Levaque Chaval Bonnemort 5 How many children do the Maheus have? 10 7 8 9 6 Who is Zachary’s wife? Philomene Madame Hennebeau Cecile Mouquette 7 Who kills Chaval? Etienne Jeanlin Henri Zacharie 8 What are the philosophical justifications of the strike? Feudal Anarchist Capitalist Marxist 9 What is Souvarine’s nationality? Russian English Bulgarian Belgian 10 How old is Catherine at the beginning of the story? 18 16 15 17 11 What is the name of the tavern that Rasseneur runs? L'Savage L'Pensee L'Eccole L'Avantage 12 Who does Etienne make love to in the mines? Maheude Catherine Philomene Mouquette 13 Who sabotages the mine at the end of the story? Souvarine Deneulin Maheu Chaval 14 Who are Jeanlin’s accomplices? Levaque and Chaval Lydie and Bebert Etienne and Zacharie Maheu and Maheude 15 What is the name of the Gregoires’ daughter? Jeanne Cecile Desire Catherine 16 How does Alzire die? Of malaria Of congestion Of cold and hunger Of polio 17 What is Bonnemort’s job presently? Pikeman Manager Engine man Carman 18 What does Bonnemort mean? Good death Deadly anger Bad omen Final jest 19 How much does Jeanlin earn in a day as a pit worker? 40 sous 20 sous 50 sous 30 sous 20 What is the name of the soldier Jeanlin kills? Michel Claude Jules Jacques 21 How does Maheu die? He is pushed off a cliff. He is shot by a soldier. He is poisoned. He dies of old age. 22 What is the color of Lenore Maheu’s hair? Light yellow Brown White Black 23 What is Maigrat notorious for? Defiling graves Eating cow dung Receiving sexual favors from the women of the settlement Molesting children 24 Who does Madame Hennebeau have an affair with? Etienne Dansaert Deneulin Negrel 25 How does Deneulin view the strikers? As sexual predators As the enlightened poor As brutes who are illiterate and undeserving of the things they demand As oppressed
