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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. What is the main message of the closing sermon at High Mass?
(a) God has sent the plague to force people to repent.
(b) God is love.
(c) God no longer cares about humanity.
(d) People smoke and drink too much.

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

3. What is M. Grand's job?
(a) He is a bank manager.
(b) He is a clerk in the Municipal Office.
(c) He is Manager at the Municipal Office.
(d) He is a clerk at the hospital.

4. What problem has the Prefect to deal with, making his job harder?
(a) His wife is having an affair and he doesn't know with whom.
(b) He has to deal with a rebellion and drunkenness.
(c) People are pressurising him to sack Dr. Rieux.
(d) People keep taking their frustrations out on him and ask him to bend the rules for them.

5. Where do notices about the disease appear?
(a) In newspapers and on posters.
(b) In magazines, posters and conema advertising.
(c) In cinema advertisements.
(d) By direct mail put through letter-boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem regarding the city gates?

2. What reason does Cottard give for his suicide attempt?

3. How does Rieux treat the plague victims?

4. What human attitude concerns Rieux?

5. Why don't all sufferers have hospital treatment?

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