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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How do the miners feel about the Borains?
(a) angry and betrayed
(b) confused
(c) happy for help
(d) indifferent
2. Who comes to visit the Maheus when Alzire is sick?
(a) Chaval
(b) Deneulin
(c) a priest
(d) the Hennebeaus
3. Who intervenes at the Hennebearus' to save Cécile?
(a) Catherine
(b) Etienne
(c) Deneulin
(d) Bonnmorte
4. Why is life at the Maheus so difficult?
(a) Catherine is dying
(b) no food or heat
(c) LaMaheude is crippled
(d) Bonnemorte has died
5. Where does Lantier hide?
(a) in the forest
(b) in the Advantage
(c) in Jeanlin's burrow
(d) in Paris
6. What is hiding like for Etienne?
(a) difficult
(b) it has no effect on him
(c) like a game
(d) fun
7. What do the workers do at the Hennebeaus' house?
(a) throw rocks in the windows
(b) burn it down
(c) attend a party
(d) chant and demonstrate
8. What do the Montsu miners do after they are finished at the Jean-Bart mine?
(a) head to the Hennebeaus
(b) go to other mines
(c) tear down Deneulin's house
(d) go home
9. What happens after Chaval makes his announcement at the Advantage?
(a) Lantier and he fight
(b) nothing
(c) he leaves
(d) other miners congratulate him
10. Why does Lantier set up a meeting with the miners?
(a) to encourage them
(b) to end the strike
(c) to distribute food
(d) to decide what to do
11. What do the miners do when the Grégoires pull up to the Hennebeaus' house?
(a) pull them out and kill them
(b) nothing
(c) suround them and chant
(d) attack the carriage
12. What does Etienne talk about with his new friend?
(a) girlfriends
(b) the strike
(c) their families and homes
(d) the war
13. What happens to Alzire?
(a) he dies
(b) he gets better
(c) he becomes disabled
(d) he goes back to work
14. What does Hennebeau tell the miners?
(a) he'll suspend rent payments on the homes
(b) he'll lower the prices in the grocery store
(c) he'll talk to his superiors
(d) he'll raise their salary
15. Who do the women go to for food?
(a) Maigrat
(b) Chaval
(c) Deneulin
(d) the church
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the Montsou miners do at the Mirou pit?
2. Who comes to the Maheu house with food for the family?
3. What does Chaval announce when he comes to the Advantage during the strike?
4. Why does Hennebeau ignore the miners?
5. What do the miners do to the soldiers?
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