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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. Which prominent citizen joins the volunteers?
(a) Dr. Castel.
(b) Fr Paneloux.
(c) Cardinal Richelieu.
(d) The Prefect.

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

3. What is taking place in the town?
(a) Looting.
(b) People are visiting graves of plague victims.
(c) Joyful celebration.
(d) Street races.

4. Where is M. Othon quarantined?
(a) His home.
(b) A camp.
(c) In the city jail.
(d) A hospital.

5. Who does Rieux confide in?
(a) Cottard.
(b) Fr Paneloux
(c) Grand.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the choice Fr Paneloux talks about in his sermon?

2. Which character cannot be saved by the serum?

3. What news does Rieux receive next day?

4. How is food distributed to the people in the camp?

5. What seems to be an important factor in the reduction of plague deaths?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there a steady supply of workers taking care of burials?

2. In what way is Cottard shown to be different from other characters in The Plague?

3. Comment on the change in M. Othon.

4. Comment on the 'reality' behind the phenomenon of the Oran people, now free of the plague, walking the streets.

5. How can we tell that Tarrou is a force for good in the town?

6. What is the effect of the child's death upon the other characters?

7. What sort of man was Jean Tarrou's father?

8. How are local printing firms and newspapers able to profit by people's fear of the plague?

9. What is the situation in the camps for people in quarantine?

10. What choice does Rambert make in Part 4 Chapter 2?

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