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

2. Why is M. Othon's release from camp delayed?
(a) He has not done the paperwork.
(b) There has been a mistake.
(c) There is suspicion that he has plague.
(d) He has upset the Prefect.

3. What additional friendship has Tarrou made?
(a) With Rambert.
(b) With Cottard.
(c) With Fr Paneloux.With the Prefect.
(d)

4. What is at the core of Rambert's problem?
(a) A struggle between doing the right thing or chasing his own happiness.
(b) A fear that his wife will divorce him.
(c) He knows money can buy happiness but to get it, he'd have to steal.
(d) He is afraid of making decisions.

5. Why are newspaper reports optimistic?
(a) Because reporters have been threatened if they tell the truth.
(b) Because the reporters are unaware of the true situation.
(c) Because the editors have given instructions to print happy stories.
(d) Because the authorities have given instructions to do that.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are individual burials dispensed with?

2. What does the Prefect order?

3. What is now possible for Rambert?

4. What error does Rieux think he has made?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Which characters now volunteer as plague workers?

2. What is the reason for Rambert's decision?

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

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

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

6. Comment on the change in M. Othon.

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

8. Do you think Dr. Castel's serum is likely to be of help?

9. What changes does the plague seem to be undergoing?

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

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