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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following items does Meursault borrow from a friend before traveling to his mother's funeral?
2. Whose beach house do Raymond, Meursault, and Marie visit?
3. What does Raymond say regarding Meursault's mother's death?
4. Where does Meursault go on the night of the funeral?
5. What does Raymond do with the letter to his mistress?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conversation that Meursault and Marie have about the job offer.
2. Describe Meursault's musings at the sun sets on the Sunday after his mother's funeral.
3. Describe the purpose of the letter that Meursault agrees to write for Raymond.
4. What are Salamano's thoughts on Meursault sending his mother to the home?
5. Describe Meursault's dinner at Celeste's when Marie cannot meet him for dinner?
6. When Raymond opens the door for the police, what does the policeman discover and who else is observing the situation?
7. Where does Meursault meet Marie on the day after his mother's funeral and what do they spend the day doing?
8. Where does Meursault eat on his first day back to work after his mother's funeral and what does he do after lunch?
9. Where does the caretaker of the nursing home take Meursault after his arrival and what does the caretaker offer to do in this place that Meursault refuses?
10. How does Meursault spend the afternoon of the Sunday after his mother's funeral?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Meursault seems to remember very little when questioned about the shooting. Write an essay discussing the role of memory in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay evaluating the role and treatment of family in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring how the author sets up Meursault as a character to whom it is hard to relate. Give specific examples from the novel.
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