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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. In what country is the story set?
(a) Armenia.
(b) Algeria.
(c) France.
(d) Nigeria.

2. How is the city situated geographically?
(a) It is the middle of a plateau.
(b) It is next to delightful coastal beaches.
(c) It is dominated by mountains.
(d) It is close to a plateau.

3. Why does Rieux ask Tarrou to do this?
(a) Because he has terrible handwriting.
(b) Because he wants to write an article about it for the Medical Journal.
(c) Because he doesn't speak English.
(d) Because he is too busy to do it himself.

4. What is NOT a symptom of the plague?
(a) Extreme thirst.
(b) Delerium.
(c) Fear of water (hydrophobia).
(d) Buboes.

5. Where is this information to be found?
(a) On walls, as in public notices.
(b) On walls, as graffiti.
(c) In Tarrou's journal.
(d) In the newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jean Tarrou?

2. How does Rieux treat the plague victims?

3. How many people have contracted the disease and recovered?

4. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?

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

(see the answer key)

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