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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. What does Deneulin ask of Gregoire?
(a) to pay for Deneulin's schooling
(b) to invest in Gregoire's mine
(c) to borrow money
(d) to marry his daughter

2. Where does La Maheude go to ask for help?
(a) the Grégoires
(b) the priest
(c) the charity center
(d) the bank

3. Who is the overman who hires Étienne Lantier?
(a) Dom Gernera
(b) Jaques
(c) Danseart
(d) Phillipe

4. Where does Chaval go when the miners strike?
(a) to Paris
(b) to England
(c) to the Jean-Bart pit
(d) to LaSalle

5. What is one of the reasons Etienne thinks he might be working in the mine?
(a) he likes to mine coal
(b) he enjoys being underground
(c) he's drawn to Catherine
(d) he wants to own a coal mine

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Grégoires refuse to help the miners?

2. What is the mining settlement called where the novel takes place?

3. What type of job did Etienne have previously?

4. What is La Maheude given instead of food?

5. Why does Etienne Lantier go for a walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Denneulin and what does he want from Léon Grégoire?

2. What happens at the Hennebeaus' house when they are hosting a party?

3. How do the women of the settlement feel about Maigrat's death and what do they do after it?

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

5. What has La Maheude troubled and what does she do about it?

6. What happens to Etienne as he works in the mines, as far as his job is concerned?

7. What does Lantier do when the miners begin to reject him?

8. How do the Grégoires repond to La Maheude's request for help?

9. What happens to the strike of the miners as time goes by?

10. What do the Montsou miners do while the miners are working at the Jean-Bart mine?

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