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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the innkeeper friendly with Etienne?
(a) he knows Pluchart
(b) he has money
(c) he likes new people
(d) Etienne buys everyone drinks

2. Why can't Bonnemort work inside the Voreux anymore?
(a) his leg is broken
(b) he is sick and disabled
(c) he is too old
(d) he is not able to think due to a brain injury

3. With whom does Bonnemort live?
(a) his wife
(b) no one
(c) his son
(d) his daughter

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. How many members of the Maheu family work in the mines?
(a) five
(b) four
(c) two
(d) seven

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonnemort tell Etienne about a job at the mine?

2. What is the name of Bonnemort's family?

3. What type of job did Etienne have previously?

4. Who is the overman who hires Étienne Lantier?

5. What is the house number where Bonnemort lives?

(see the answer key)

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