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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people express their feelings after the sermon?
(a) There is an open forum where people can debate the issues.
(b) There is violence and many people try to escape.
(c) There are huge numbers of letters to the editor of the local paper.
(d) People line up to volunteer to help their fellow citizens.

2. This chapter focuses on which character in the novel?
(a) Rambert.
(b) Othon.
(c) Tarrou.
(d) Rieux.

3. Who is the first victim of the plague?
(a) The Spaniard.
(b) A railway porter.
(c) M. Cottard.
(d) The concierge in Dr. Rieux's apartment building.

4. What is Tarrou's response to the ideas in the High Mass sermon?
(a) He believes the ideas are sound.
(b) He does not believe in collective punishment.
(c) He does not think the ideas are worth discussing.
(d) He believes in collective punishment as truth.

5. After the sermon, what happens in the town?
(a) People panic.
(b) People go back to work.
(c) People are motivated to help the plague victims.
(d) People couldn't care less.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means do influential town leaders hope to resist the plague?

2. What reason does Grand give for his problem?

3. What important change in people's behavior does Tarrou record?

4. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?

5. How do people find out about the plague death rate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have telegrams become the main means of contact ordinary people now have with the outside world?

2. How does the heatwave further discourage the citizens of Oran?

3. What is one result of the sudden closing of the city gates?

4. What do you think is interesting about Grand?

5. Why is Jean Tarrou important in the story?

6. In what era is the story set?

7. When does the Prefect finally take action?

8. What does Fr. Paneloux tell the people in his sermon at High Mass?

9. As described in Chapter 7, what are the first steps taken to deal with the crisis?

10. Who is Jean Tarrou?

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