Germinal — Questions and answers
What was the name of the coal mine Étienne Lantier saw for the first time in the north of France?
Answer: Le Voreux
Who was the older miner leading the team that Étienne Lantier joined in the coal seam?
Answer: Maheu
Where did Étienne Lantier come to lodge with the Maheus?
Answer: Le Coron
Which miner claimed Catherine as his girlfriend after kissing her in front of the mining team in Émile Zola's Germinal?
Answer: Chaval
What was the name of the cabaret where Étienne Lantier began to discuss his idea for a miners' fund?
Answer: The Avantage
In Émile Zola's Germinal, where did the miners meet to discuss the mining company's proposed wage changes?
Answer: Le Plan-des-Dames
What did Souvarine tell Étienne Lantier about the miners' suffering during the strike?
Answer: That it was a kind of plowing necessary for tearing down the system
Who was killed when soldiers fired into the crowd of striking miners at Le Voreux?
Answer: Maheu
Who loosened the timbers that caused the flood in Le Voreux mine?
Answer: Souvarine
Who died in Étienne Lantier's arms just before the rescue reached them in the flooded mine?
Answer: Catherine