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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. As a gesture of their new friendship what does Raymond offer to Meursault?
(a) An open invitation for dinner.
(b) A pen.
(c) Sympathy for his mother's death.
(d) Flowers from his garden.

2. What is Raymond's physical structure?
(a) Tall and gangly.
(b) Small and weak.
(c) Wide and unathletic.
(d) Short and sturdy.

3. How does Meursault show grief the weekend following his mother's death?
(a) By avoiding people.
(b) By returning to her favorite places.
(c) He doesn't.
(d) Through his interactions with friends.

4. Before Raymond invites Meursault over for dinner, what is Meursault thinking about eating?
(a) Boiled potatoes.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Pot pie.
(d) Steak.

5. What comment does Meursault make to Marie about the people in Paris?
(a) They drink too much.
(b) They are mean.
(c) They sleep too much.
(d) They are too pale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Meursault turn down the job in Paris?

2. What does Meursault see people doing as he sits by the window during the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

3. What does Marie notice about Meursault's reaction to his mother's death?

4. What does Meursault do on the morning after his night with Marie?

5. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.

2. How does Meursault interpret the questions from his employer when he returns to work and why?

3. Who is Salamano and how do his neighbors respond to him?

4. Describe the conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.

5. Describe the conversation that Raymond and Meursault have with Salamano about his missing dog.

6. Where does Meursault stay during his night in the village where his mother had lived and who stays with him?

7. When Marie and Meursault hear a raucous disturbance coming from Raymond's apartment, what does Marie asks Meursault to do? How does he respond and why?

8. Describe Meursault's experience washing his hands in the office when he returns to work.

9. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?

10. How does Meursault spend the afternoon of the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

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