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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mine owners announce Négrel is doing?
(a) going to bring back foreign miners
(b) going to revamp the mine
(c) going to shut down the mine permanently
(d) nothing

2. How do the other miners see Etienne at work?
(a) as lazy
(b) as an educated person
(c) as too hard working
(d) as stupid

3. How do the soldiers respond to the miners?
(a) fire in the air
(b) ignore them
(c) push back
(d) shoot at them

4. What do the miners decide to do when the company lowers their pay?
(a) go on strike
(b) kill the owner
(c) destroy the mine
(d) rob the mine's payroll

5. How does Grégoire feel about what the miners want?
(a) they should be content with what they have
(b) he's indifferent to them
(c) he hates them
(d) he agrees with them

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the miners follow Lantier as a leader?

2. Who does Etienne hear talking as he walks?

3. Why does Hennebeau ignore the miners?

4. By what name does Bonnemort's daughter-in-law go?

5. What has come to Montsou because of the strike?

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