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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What important information is given in the notices?
(a) Cases of vever are to be treated at home after they are reported, a black mark has to be painted on the door of a plague house and volunteers are needed for trial of a serum.
(b) Cases of fever are to be reported, rats will be exterminated and the water supply monitored.
(c) Cases of fever are to be treated by Dr Rieux, the rats are to be exteminated and the water supply monitored.
(d) Cases of fever are to be reported and a bounty has been placed on rats.

3. The plague is changing in two ways. What is the first way?
(a) The death rate drops dramatically.
(b) The death rate climbs dramatically.
(c) People die only every second day.
(d) The death rate becomes steady,

4. What important Christian feast is ignored this year?
(a) Pentecost.
(b) All Souls' Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) The Feast of the Assumption.

5. What is Rieux's attitude to religion and God?
(a) He is open to being converted.
(b) He believes religion is all right some of the time.
(c) He believes ardently and attends Mass regularly.
(d) He is not a believer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a rueful observance about the feast day?

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

3. How is food distributed to the people in the camp?

4. Why are newspaper reports optimistic?

5. How does Rieux caution Tarrou?

(see the answer key)

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