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