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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of communication is forbidden?
(a) Kissing and embracing in the street.
(b) Sending telegrams.
(c) Making audio tapes.
(d) Writing or receiving letters.

2. What is the problem regarding the city gates?
(a) They were closed too late to make a difference.
(b) They are not high enough and people escape.
(c) They cannot be closed.
(d) They were closed before the announcement was made.

3. Why has the journalist Raymod Rambert come to Oran?
(a) To investigate the welfare of Arabs in Oran.
(b) To interview the polic magistrate.
(c) To research suicide deaths in Oran.
(d) To investigate the plague of rats in Oran.

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

5. What interesting character enters the novel at this point?
(a) Inspector Clouseau.
(b) The Oran water supply.
(c) Dr Rieux's mother-in-law.
(d) The plague itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what predicament does Rambert find himself?

2. Why is use of the telephone severely restricted?

3. What is one aspect of the plague that Dr Rieux considers?

4. What is the focus in the questioning of Cottard?

5. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?

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