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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is one of the reasons Etienne thinks he might be working in the mine?
(a) he enjoys being underground
(b) he wants to own a coal mine
(c) he's drawn to Catherine
(d) he likes to mine coal
2. What is the new capitalistic trend concerning money?
(a) give money to poor people
(b) put the money in a bank
(c) invest in speculation
(d) put the capital to work and maximize profit
3. What type of job did Etienne have previously?
(a) a manager
(b) an artist
(c) a mechanic
(d) an engineer
4. Where does Etienne Lantier arrive the night at the beginning of the novel?
(a) the Voreux mining pit
(b) Paris
(c) Marsellies
(d) America
5. What happens to Jeanlin in the accident in November in the mine?
(a) nothing
(b) he is injured
(c) he is crippled
(d) he is killed
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Bonnemort begin working in the mine?
2. Who brings in friends from Paris to see the mining town?
3. What does Chaval do as Etienne is getting ready to kiss Catherine?
4. How do the other miners see Etienne at work?
5. What does Bonnemort mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. What activist does Etienne meet at the Advantage and what do they do?
2. What do the women of the community try to get from Maigrat?
3. Where does Etienne move in August and why?
4. What do Etienne and Catherine decide to do after the tragedy?
5. What does Lantier talk to Deneulin about and what are the results?
6. How does Etienne's move affect his relationship with Catherine?
7. How does Chaval's actions affect Catherine and how does Etienne feel about it?
8. What has La Maheude troubled and what does she do about it?
9. Why were the Montsou miners angry at the Jean-Bart miners?
10. What happens when Etienne knows he can no longer control the crowd of miners at Voreux?
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