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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the workers do at the Hennebeaus' house?
(a) attend a party
(b) burn it down
(c) throw rocks in the windows
(d) chant and demonstrate

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

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

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

5. 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

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

7. What does Chaval announce when he comes to the Advantage during the strike?
(a) he's now a supervisor
(b) he's going to Paris
(c) he is going to marry Catherine
(d) he will return to work

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

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

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

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

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

13. Who is waiting for the Jean-Bart miners when they exit the mine?
(a) Etienne
(b) Deneulin
(c) Chaval
(d) the Montsou miners

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

15. What does Etienne see Jeanlin do?
(a) kill Chaval
(b) kill the young soldier
(c) burn the store
(d) steal food

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lantier set up a meeting with the miners?

2. What do the miners do at the entrance to the mine?

3. How does the union help the miners?

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

5. What happens to Maigrat when he runs from the miners?

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