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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. What did Clamence want to achieve by killing himself?

2. What does Clamence turn to in an attempt to rediscover his enthusiasm?

3. What does Clamence assure the auditor the boat is doing?

4. How many subjects has Clamence got to deal with before he tackles the judge pentinent?

5. What does Clamence say women do in Greece?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must the doves remain high in the atmosphere?

2. What is Clamence's views on suicide?

3. Why does Clamence call attention to the quaintness of Amsterdam?

4. How does Clamence lose his title of pope?

5. What does the boat in the fifth chapter represent?

6. What does Clamence remember about Paris in chapter 5?

7. How has Clamence's relationship with the auditor changed?

8. Describe Clamence's time in the foreign legion.

9. What is Clamence's reason for stealing a dying man's water?

10. Describe the Just Judges painting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the Fall of Man story. How influence has the story had on society? How Camus modernize the message in the Fall? What are the similarities and differences between the message the two stories are trying to convey?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Camus' life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine monologue. How does Camus develop characterization, plot and themes through the use of monologue. What meaning would the novel lose if it was written in ordinary prose?

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