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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the activist miners say they have decided to leave the Advantage?
(a) it's too small
(b) the police hang out there
(c) too many management types
(d) because of warm beer and bad soup

2. Who is Souvarine?
(a) Catherine's boyfriend
(b) Etienne's team leader
(c) a Russian anarchist
(d) Chaval's brother

3. Who is Deneulin?
(a) the manager of the mine
(b) Catherine's boyfriend
(c) Grégoire's cousin
(d) a miner in Voreux

4. Why does Bonnemort go outside to cough when the visitors are there?
(a) so he won't get anything on them
(b) so he won't be embarrassed
(c) so they don't know he's sick
(d) so he won't scare them

5. Why do the supervisors fine the Maheu team?
(a) for faulty timbering
(b) for stopping work before lunch
(c) for talking too much
(d) for not meeting the daily quota

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bonnemort delaying his retirement?

2. Why was Etienne fired from his previous job?

3. What is the mining settlement called where the novel takes place?

4. What is one of the reasons Etienne thinks he might be working in the mine?

5. Why is Deneulin failing in his business?

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