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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Maigrat when he runs from the miners?
(a) he is killed
(b) he sprains his ankle
(c) he gets beat up
(d) he gets away

3. What happens after Chaval makes his announcement at the Advantage?
(a) he leaves
(b) Lantier and he fight
(c) other miners congratulate him
(d) nothing

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

5. Of what does Lantier try to convince Deneulin?
(a) that all mines must strike
(b) to keep Jean-Bart running
(c) to take on more miners
(d) to fire Chaval

6. Why do the miners organize a meeting in the forest?
(a) to march to Paris
(b) to plan a bank robbery
(c) to find deer for food
(d) to discuss Jean-Bart

7. What major character is killed at the confrontation at the mine?
(a) Deneulin
(b) Etienne
(c) Chaval
(d) Maheu

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

9. Where do the miners go when they leave the Hennebeaus?
(a) home
(b) to the grocery store
(c) to the tavern
(d) to church

10. Who comes to the Maheu house with food for the family?
(a) Bonnemort
(b) Jacques
(c) Jeanlin
(d) Catherine

11. Whose life does Lantier save when the Montsou miners are angry at Jean-Bart?
(a) Deneulin
(b) Bonnemort
(c) Chaval
(d) Catherine

12. Why does Etienne come out from hiding?
(a) Chaval found out where he is
(b) he thinks the police quit looking for him
(c) he wants to see sunlight
(d) Catherine and he are to be married

13. Why does Lantier decide to hide?
(a) he steals some food
(b) the miners are mad at him
(c) his old supervisor is looking for him
(d) Chaval is going to kill him

14. When is the provident fund started by Etienne empty?
(a) by March
(b) by December
(c) in January
(d) by November

15. What do the Montsou miners do at the Mirou pit?
(a) destroy it
(b) try to force the workers to stop
(c) burn it
(d) nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise to Etienne does Chaval break?

2. What does Hennebeau tell the miners?

3. How does the union help the miners?

4. Why is the meeting of the miners and Lantier stopped early?

5. What do the Montsu miners do after they are finished at the Jean-Bart mine?

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