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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes with Grand to see Dr Rieux?
(a) Mme. de Valois.
(b) M. Tarrou.
(c) M. Cottard.
(d) The chief of police.

2. Why is M. Grand an interesting character?
(a) He has solved a great mystery.
(b) He has discovered something amazing hidden in the municipal archives.
(c) His life is not fulfilling, yet there is a mystery about him.
(d) He leads an adventurous life.

3. Who preaches the closing sermon at High Mass?
(a) A firebrand Dominican priest.
(b) Cardinal Richelieu.
(c) Fr Paneloux.
(d) The Bishop of Marseilles.

4. With what does Rieux contrast pictures of the plague through history?
(a) Cottard's predicament.
(b) A photograph of his wife.
(c) Pictures of Oran's parks and gardens.
(d) The tranquil and beautiful spring day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of the plague?

2. Who must Rieux take with him when he has to evacuate a plague victim?

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

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

5. What is the main message of the closing sermon at High Mass?

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