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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way has Grand's marriage affected his future?
(a) He finished college but could only get a boring job.
(b) He moved to Oran with his wife to escape her father.
(c) His became depressed because he found his wife boring.
(d) He left college and took a boring job.

2. What is Rieux worried about?
(a) That the disease will affect his wife.
(b) That the disease will get out of hand and kill half the population.
(c) That the people will panic.
(d) That the trains will stop running.

3. What is the focus in the questioning of Cottard?
(a) Tarrou's journal.
(b) Cottard's suicide attempt.
(c) Dr Rieux's professional treatment.
(d) Cottard's wife.

4. What measures is the Prefect forced to take?
(a) Arresting anyone who drinks in the street and closing the cinemas.
(b) Traffic control, cinema closure and water rationing.
(c) Putting armed guards at all liquor outlets and rationing water.
(d) Traffic control and rationing of food and electricity.

5. How has Rieux's work-load increased?
(a) He has to do research to produce plague serum, treat patients and administer a hospital.
(b) He has to treat plague vistims, experiment on rats and run a 500-bed plague hospital.
(c) He is now required to treat 100 patients per day.
(d) He now treats patients as well as administering a 500-bed plague hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?

2. What strongly motivates Rambert's plan to escape.

3. Who must Rieux take with him when he has to evacuate a plague victim?

4. What does Dr. Rieux think about the illness?

5. What does Dr. Rieux urge the committee to do?

(see the answer key)

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