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