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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 lances and drains the abscesses.
(b) He can do nothing.
(c) He applies poultices to the abscesses and makes the people stay indoors.
(d) He injects them with penicillin.

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

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

4. Who is also in attendance when Cottard is questioned?
(a) M. Grand.
(b) Dr Rieux.
(c) Fr. Pertelote
(d) Inspector Clouseau.

5. An unusual thing about the city is that:
(a) It has abundant water.
(b) Everybody has a garden.
(c) It is famous for its plants and animals.
(d) It has no native plants or animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what era is the story set?

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

5. Who is the first victim of the plague?

(see the answer key)

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