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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. What does Rieux tell Rambert?
(a) That there are always other women.
(b) That he might put people in danger.
(c) That he is not wrong to put love first.
(d) That it is irresponsible to put love first.

2. What weather conditions set in after the sermon?
(a) There is a hurricane.
(b) The weather is unchanged.
(c) There is a heatwave.
(d) There is snow.

3. Who questions Cottard?
(a) Inspector Clouseau.
(b) M. Tarrou.
(c) A public health official.
(d) The police inspector.

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

5. What reason does Cottard give for his suicide attempt?
(a) 'A grief observed.'
(b) 'A secret grief.'
(c) 'A delayed grief.'
(d) 'A silent grief.'

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Rieux's work-load increased?

2. Why are the townspeople not told the disease is plague?

3. What important change in people's behavior does Tarrou record?

4. Who is also in attendance when Cottard is questioned?

5. What problem has the Prefect to deal with, making his job harder?

(see the answer key)

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