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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Souvarine?
(a) Etienne's team leader
(b) a Russian anarchist
(c) Catherine's boyfriend
(d) Chaval's brother

2. How does Etienne feel about the miners with whom he is working?
(a) irritated
(b) compassionate
(c) judgmental
(d) superior

3. Why did the Grégoires refuse to help the miners?
(a) they are almost broke themselves
(b) they believe the miners spend their money unwisely
(c) they hate poor people
(d) they believe God doesn't want them to

4. Where does Etienne go to rent a room?
(a) the Jolly Fellow
(b) Le Voreux
(c) the Advantage
(d) Marchiennes

5. Why was Etienne fired from his previous job?
(a) political activity
(b) hitting a supervisor
(c) drinking on the job
(d) being too friendly with the owner's daughter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Léon Grégoire?

2. What type of job did Etienne have previously?

3. What does Etienne create with advice from his friend Pluchart?

4. Who is the Voreux's manager?

5. Where does Chaval go when the miners strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. On pay day in October what angers the miners and what do they do about it?

2. What does Lantier create for the miners to join and what is one of his first projects?

3. How do the miners feel about the supervisors?

4. What does the company tell the miners about the mine at Voreux in February?

5. Describe Léon Grégoire and his life.

6. What does Deneulin ask of Chaval and what is the result?

7. After eating dinner in the second chapter what does Etienne do and why?

8. What happens in the mine with Chaval, Etienne and Catherine?

9. Chaval comes in the Advantage where Etienne is talking with Rasseneur. What does he announce and what happens between him and Etienne?

10. What does Etienne see Jeanlin do one night and what does Etienne do and find out?

(see the answer keys)

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