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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rieux treat the plague victims?
(a) He applies poultices to the abscesses and makes the people stay indoors.
(b) He can do nothing.
(c) He injects them with penicillin.
(d) He lances and drains the abscesses.

2. In what era is the story set?
(a) 1940s during World War II.
(b) 1916, during World War I.
(c) 1940s, shortly after World War II.
(d) During the French Revolution.

3. In what city is the story set?
(a) The city of Oran.
(b) The city of Algiers.
(c) The city of Casablanca.
(d) The city of Aran.

4. Who is the first victim of the plague?
(a) The concierge in Dr. Rieux's apartment building.
(b) A railway porter.
(c) M. Cottard.
(d) The Spaniard.

5. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?
(a) Its use as a biological weapon.
(b) Its power.
(c) Its geography.
(d) Its symptoms/manifestations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interesting character enters the novel at this point?

2. Why has the journalist Raymod Rambert come to Oran?

3. Why is Rieux called out to treat M. Cottard?

4. Who is Jean Tarrou?

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

(see the answer key)

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