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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes the last resort for disposal of corpses?
(a) Mass burial.
(b) Burial at sea.
(c) Cremation.
(d) Taken to a new cemetery in the desert.

2. How do people find out about the plague death rate?
(a) Via radio broadcasts.
(b) By word of mouth.
(c) By reading the newspapers.
(d) On television.

3. What has Dr. Castel achieved?
(a) He has isolated the plague bacillus for the first time.
(b) He has brokered a deal with France to manufacture serum.
(c) He has inoculated more people than Dr. Rieux.
(d) He has produced a serum suitable for local conditions.

4. How do the people of Oran react to the sermon at High Mass?
(a) It's an enthusiastic reaction.
(b) People reject it completely and become angry.
(c) People are very much in agreement.
(d) It's a mixed reaction.

5. What reason does Grand give for his problem?
(a) He is not satisfied with the paper he is using.
(b) He is not satisfied with his ideas.
(c) He has become bored with the whole thing.
(d) He is not satisfied with the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is the story set?

2. An unusual thing about the city is that:

3. To whom does Rieux disclose that the apris serum is not ideally effective?

4. What is the apparent result of this weather condition?

5. In what era is the story set?

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