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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. How does the Spaniard spend his days?
(a) Reading.
(b) Counting dried peas.
(c) Counting rats.
(d) Writing a novel.

2. How is the city situated geographically?
(a) It is next to delightful coastal beaches.
(b) It is dominated by mountains.
(c) It is the middle of a plateau.
(d) It is close to a plateau.

3. The narrator tells us that the city is:
(a) Boring.
(b) Modern.
(c) Needs better design.
(d) Exciting and vibrant.

4. In what country is the story set?
(a) Armenia.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) France.
(d) Algeria.

5. To whom does Rieux disclose that the apris serum is not ideally effective?
(a) His mother.
(b) Rambert.
(c) Grand.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of the plague?

2. Who is also in attendance when Cottard is questioned?

3. What reason does Grand give for his problem?

4. What is the problem with the shipment of serum?

5. An unusual thing about the city is that:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jean Tarrou important in the story?

2. What is the situation with plague serum?

3. What is one result of the sudden closing of the city gates?

4. Why is news of the plague kept from the people?

5. In what way do you think Tarrou and Rieux are of like mind?

6. What do you think is interesting about Grand?

7. What is the main function of the city of Oran?

8. What factors are making life stressful for Dr. Rieux?

9. What does Fr. Paneloux tell the people in his sermon at High Mass?

10. When does the Prefect finally take action?

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