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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do the activist miners say they have decided to leave the Advantage?
2. Who does Etienne hear talking as he walks?
3. When did Bonnemort begin working in the mine?
4. Where does Etienne Lantier arrive the night at the beginning of the novel?
5. About what do Etienne and Souvarine talk?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the miners demand of Mr. Hennebeau?
2. What happens to Etienne as he works in the mines, as far as his job is concerned?
3. What does Lantier do when the miners begin to reject him?
4. What happens to Catherine at the Jean-Bart mine?
5. Describe Léon Grégoire and his life.
6. What has La Maheude troubled and what does she do about it?
7. How does Chaval's actions affect Catherine and how does Etienne feel about it?
8. How do the miners feel about the supervisors?
9. What does Lantier create for the miners to join and what is one of his first projects?
10. Describe how Germinal starts out.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As the miners march toward Montsou, their numbers grow; the more they grow, the more they feel certain of their success. This anticipated success leads the striking miners to commit acts they would not have the strength to perform individually.
1. How do the miners demonstrate the power of a crowd?
2. There are also examples of the power of an individual in the book. What were two of them?
Essay Topic 2
The third section of the novel draws a portrait of the events that lead the miners to go on strike. It also shows the evolution of Étienne Lantier's political ideas.
1. What do you see as the stages in the evolution of Lantier's thinking from sympathy with the miners to action?
2. How might Etienne Lantier's own weaknesses have pushed him to organize the miners?
3. How did his strengths help him?
Use examples from the book to support your opinions.
Essay Topic 3
The weight of long-established traditions appears again when Chaval asserts his dominance over Catherine.
1. What do you think is the status of women at this time and place?
2. Do women seem to have more, less or about the same power as men?
3. Why do you think Chaval felt he owned Catherine after raping her?
Use examples from the text to support your answers.
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