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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 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

2. How does Etienne feel about the miners with whom he is working?
(a) superior
(b) judgmental
(c) compassionate
(d) irritated

3. Where does Etienne Lantier arrive the night at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Marsellies
(b) Paris
(c) the Voreux mining pit
(d) America

4. When did Bonnemort begin working in the mine?
(a) at 5 years old
(b) at 8 years old
(c) at 12 years old
(d) at 16 years old

5. What does Bonnemort mean?
(a) bad future
(b) good luck
(c) sturdy man
(d) good death

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Etienne Lantier?

3. Why is Bonnemort delaying his retirement?

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

5. Why does Chaval almost instantly dislike Etienne?

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