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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rieux confide?
(a) That his wife's condition has worsened.
(b) That he has been profiteering from the plague.
(c) That he is in despair and contemplating suicide.
(d) That his wife is getting much better.

2. What is the result of this treatment?
(a) The formula is patented.
(b) The boy recovers quickly.
(c) There is no change in his condition.
(d) The boy takes longer to die.

3. Why has the journalist Raymod Rambert come to Oran?
(a) To interview the polic magistrate.
(b) To research suicide deaths in Oran.
(c) To investigate the plague of rats in Oran.
(d) To investigate the welfare of Arabs in Oran.

4. Why don't all sufferers have hospital treatment?
(a) There are not enough beds at the hospital.
(b) They have no transport.
(c) They die before they can get to hospital.
(d) Dr Rieux has quarantined them.

5. How does Rieux caution Tarrou?
(a) He tells him not to drink the water.
(b) He cautions him against having an inoculation because the serum is weak.
(c) He tells him there is no risk if he has an inoculation.
(d) He tells him he is at risk and must have an inoculation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are many families not allowed to attend the funerals of loved ones?

2. Who comes with M. Joseph Grand to see Dr Rieux?

3. What is Rieux worried about?

4. How has Fr Paneloux assisted the community during the plague?

5. How did Tarrou respond to his father's court performance?

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