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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. In what city is the story set?
(a) The city of Aran.
(b) The city of Casablanca.
(c) The city of Algiers.
(d) The city of Oran.

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

3. What interesting character enters the novel at this point?
(a) Inspector Clouseau.
(b) The Oran water supply.
(c) Dr Rieux's mother-in-law.
(d) The plague itself.

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

5. What is the character's focus for action in this chapter?
(a) Public health.
(b) A spouse
(c) Communication with the outside world.
(d) A planned escape from Oran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Spaniard spend his days?

2. Why hasn't M. Grand been able to correct the mistake made about his promotion?

3. In what way has Grand's marriage affected his future?

4. How has Rieux's work-load increased?

5. With what does Rieux contrast pictures of the plague through history?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does M. Grand reveal in Part 2 Chapter 4?

2. What literary device does Camus use in Chapter 5 to accentuate meaning?

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

4. What is the popular mood as described in Part 2 Chapter 5?

5. What does Tarrou record about M. Othon?

6. How does the relationship between Dr. Rieux and M. Grand develop?

7. Which character is very persistent in Part 2 Chapter 5?

8. What is Dr. Rieux worried about in Chapter 2?

9. What factors are making life stressful for Dr. Rieux?

10. What is the main function of the city of Oran?

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