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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is the character similar emotionally to the townspeople?
(a) Both are cynical.
(b) Both are indifferent to the world.
(c) Both are despondent.
(d) Both are jubilant.

2. Who is Jean Tarrou?
(a) A railway worker.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A government official.
(d) A man of independent means (comfortable income).

3. What is one aspect of the plague that Dr Rieux considers?
(a) Its history.
(b) Its treatment.
(c) Its cure.
(d) Its future.

4. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?
(a) A woman screaming in agony and dripping blood.
(b) A woman carrying a dead rat that is bleeding horribly.
(c) A woman throwing dead rats in litter bins.
(d) People attacking a screaming woman who is covered in blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Rieux think about the illness?

2. In what era is the story set?

3. Which method is successful for the character in attaining the goal?

4. Who makes the order to close the town?

5. In what city is the story set?

(see the answer key)

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