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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hennebeau tell the miners?
(a) he'll raise their salary
(b) he'll lower the prices in the grocery store
(c) he'll suspend rent payments on the homes
(d) he'll talk to his superiors

2. Where does Lantier hide?
(a) in Jeanlin's burrow
(b) in Paris
(c) in the forest
(d) in the Advantage

3. Who does the owner of the Jean-Bart mine convince to stop the strike?
(a) Etienne
(b) Chaval
(c) Bonnemort
(d) Jeanlin

4. Why does Hennebeau ignore the miners?
(a) he hates poor people
(b) he doesn't understand their request
(c) he's worried about his marriage
(d) he doesn't care

5. Why is life at the Maheus so difficult?
(a) LaMaheude is crippled
(b) Catherine is dying
(c) Bonnemorte has died
(d) no food or heat

6. What happens to Alzire?
(a) he gets better
(b) he becomes disabled
(c) he goes back to work
(d) he dies

7. Why does Lantier set up a meeting with the miners?
(a) to distribute food
(b) to encourage them
(c) to end the strike
(d) to decide what to do

8. Who comes to visit the Maheus when Alzire is sick?
(a) a priest
(b) Deneulin
(c) Chaval
(d) the Hennebeaus

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

10. What do the Montsu miners do after they are finished at the Jean-Bart mine?
(a) tear down Deneulin's house
(b) head to the Hennebeaus
(c) go home
(d) go to other mines

11. How does the union help the miners?
(a) it provides food
(b) it doesn't
(c) it brings in people to help the miners win
(d) it provides money

12. Why is the meeting of the miners and Lantier stopped early?
(a) the police come
(b) the miners decide to end the strike
(c) the miners attack him
(d) the owners agree to the demands

13. Who has decided to cut the cable at the Jean-Bart mine?
(a) Chaval
(b) Pluchart
(c) the Jean-Bart miners
(d) the miners from Montsou

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

15. How does Deneulin respond to Etienne's request?
(a) he says he'll decide tomorrow
(b) he says yes
(c) he refuses
(d) he ignores it

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Borains arrive at the mine to work?

2. How does Etienne help Jeanlin?

3. Who is waiting for the Jean-Bart miners when they exit the mine?

4. Who does Lantier get to know after he left hiding?

5. What is one of the mines left working after the strike has spread?

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