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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pluchart say are the union's goals?
(a) to help all people, rich and poor
(b) to make everyone rich
(c) the emancipation of the workers
(d) to destroy the mines

2. What job does Négrel hold at the mine?
(a) a carter
(b) an engineer
(c) a supervisor
(d) a hewer

3. Who owns the Jean-Bart mine?
(a) Jacques Lefattle
(b) Deneulin
(c) Jeanlin
(d) Léon Grégoire

4. What are the Hennebeaus doing the day the miners go on strike?
(a) having a wedding
(b) visiting Paris
(c) attending a funeral
(d) hosting a social event for their friends

5. What is hiding like for Etienne?
(a) it has no effect on him
(b) difficult
(c) like a game
(d) fun

6. Who intervenes at the Hennebearus' to save Cécile?
(a) Catherine
(b) Deneulin
(c) Bonnmorte
(d) Etienne

7. Who is knocked out in the Jean-Bart explosion?
(a) Chaval
(b) Catherine
(c) Jeanlin
(d) Etienne

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

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

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

11. What does Etienne think about his position as leader in the strike?
(a) he doesn't want it
(b) he doesn't think he can do it
(c) he's depressed about it
(d) it's a lot of responsibility

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the Maheu house with food for the family?

2. What does Etienne talk about with his new friend?

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

4. Why does Hennebeau ignore the miners?

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

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