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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which voice is now telling the story?
(a) The original narrator.
(b) Raymond Rambert.
(c) Joseph Grand.
(d) Rieux's mother.

2. What reason does Cottard give for his suicide attempt?
(a) 'A grief observed.'
(b) 'A secret grief.'
(c) 'A silent grief.'
(d) 'A delayed grief.'

3. How has Rieux's work-load increased?
(a) He now treats patients as well as administering a 500-bed plague hospital.
(b) He has to do research to produce plague serum, treat patients and administer a hospital.
(c) He has to treat plague vistims, experiment on rats and run a 500-bed plague hospital.
(d) He is now required to treat 100 patients per day.

4. How does the Spaniard spend his days?
(a) Counting rats.
(b) Counting dried peas.
(c) Reading.
(d) Writing a novel.

5. What is Tarrou's opinion of his fellow human beings?
(a) He believes they are more selfish than he is.
(b) He beieves they are more good than bad.
(c) He believes they are more bad than good.
(d) He believes they lack courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tarrou's opinion of Grand is:

2. How does Rieux break with policy?

3. What important experience shaped Tarrou's view of capital punishment?

4. What action does the Prefect take?

5. What is the problem with the shipment of serum?

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