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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. Where does Etienne go to rent a room?
(a) Le Voreux
(b) the Jolly Fellow
(c) the Advantage
(d) Marchiennes

2. What type of work does Bonnemort do for the mine?
(a) runs the cable
(b) carter
(c) tends the horses
(d) picker

3. For what is Etienne hired?
(a) as a carpenter
(b) as a horse tender
(c) as a loader
(d) as a hewer

4. From what hereditary disease does Etienne suffer?
(a) Huntingdon
(b) alcoholism
(c) weak bones
(d) diabetes

5. How old is Etienne Lantier?
(a) about 18
(b) about 21
(c) about 30
(d) about 40

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the overman who hires Étienne Lantier?

2. Why do the supervisors fine the Maheu team?

3. Where does Etienne Lantier arrive the night at the beginning of the novel?

4. Why was Etienne fired from his previous job?

5. What does Bonnemort mean?

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