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

2. What reason does Rieux give for writing his tale of the plague in Oran?
(a) To warn people about rats.
(b) As a record of those who were determined to resist the plague and heal its victims.
(c) As a gift for his mother and in memory of his wife.
(d) So everyone will know what an important person he has been.

3. What news does Rieux receive next day?
(a) That he has won a bravery award.
(b) That his wife has died.
(c) That Tarrou has died.
(d) That he is bankrupt.

4. Which other character does Tarrou discuss in this part of his journal?
(a) M. Cottard.
(b) M. Othon.
(c) Fr, Paneloux.
(d) M. Grand.

5. Who is now an important plague victim?
(a) Dr. Rieux's mother.
(b) M. Othon's little boy.
(c) Dr. Castel.
(d) M Othon's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on January 25th?

2. Who ecomes general secretary to the squads of volunteers?

3. Having made his decision, what must Rambert now give up?

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

5. Which is the second way?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Account for Cottard's behavior in Part 5 Chapter 5.

3. Account for the difference tenor and content of Fr Paneloux's new sermon, compared with that he gave at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer.

4. What is the significance of M. Grand's struggle against the plague in Part 4 Chapter 7?

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

6. Explain the nature of the irony in the beginning of Part 5 Chapter 3.

7. How is it possible for Cottard to help Rambert?

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

9. What gives the people cause for hope in Part 5 Chapter 1?

10. Has Cottard really gained from his profiteering during the plague?

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