2. What does Maheu ask of Hennebeau?
(a) justice and for bread every day
(b) for money to feed his family
(c) to join the union
(d) to be made a supervisor in the mine

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

4. By January, what problem do the striking miners face?
(a) cold and hunger
(b) thugs beating them up
(c) owners destroying the mines
(d) lack of sunshine

5. What are the miners requesting at Hennebeau's house?
(a) health care
(b) bread
(c) a share in the mine
(d) better wages

6. What is one of the mines left working after the strike has spread?
(a) Tappier-Jack
(b) Utopedia
(c) Jean-Bart
(d) Voreiux

7. How do the soldiers respond to the miners?
(a) fire in the air
(b) shoot at them
(c) push back
(d) ignore them

8. What do the miners demand of Mr. Hennebeau?
(a) to have a meeting
(b) to shut down the mine
(c) to give them better health care
(d) to leave town

9. Where does Etienne see Jeanlin go one evening?
(a) to Denneulin
(b) through a hidden hole
(c) to the Hennebeaus'
(d) to Chaval

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

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

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

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

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

15. Why do the miners sign up with the union?
(a) they have no where else to turn
(b) they think the union will bring down the rich
(c) they think the union will feed them
(d) they believe Pluchart's speech