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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 happens with the provident fund?
(a) it grows slowly
(b) it grows quickly
(c) it never gets off the ground
(d) Etienne steals from it

2. Who goes with Chaval when he leaves the Voreux?
(a) Zacharie
(b) Souvarine
(c) Catherine
(d) Jeanlin

3. What does Chaval do as Etienne is getting ready to kiss Catherine?
(a) slips between them
(b) hits Etienne
(c) dumps water on Etienne
(d) pulls Catherine away

4. Where did Léon Grégoire get his money?
(a) good investments
(b) stealing
(c) from his wife
(d) inheritance

5. What does Bonnemort mean?
(a) bad future
(b) good death
(c) good luck
(d) sturdy man

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Bonnemort's daughter-in-law go?

2. How are the miners presented to the visitors?

3. What is the name of Bonnemort's family?

4. How is Chaval feeling about the relationship between Catherine and Etienne?

5. Why is Bonnemort delaying his retirement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Etienne Lantier set up a meeting with the miners and what happens at that meeting?

3. What do the miners demand of Mr. Hennebeau?

4. What do the women of the community try to get from Maigrat?

5. How does Chaval's actions affect Catherine and how does Etienne feel about it?

6. Where does Etienne move in August and why?

7. Describe Léon Grégoire and his life.

8. What does Etienne tell Catherine about himself on his first day of work?

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

10. How is Chaval feeling about Catherine and Lantier with Etienne living there and what does he do about it?

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