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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. An unusual thing about the city is that:

2. What does Dr. Rieux think about the illness?

3. In what important way has the plague changed?

4. After the sermon, what happens in the town?

5. Who is the first victim of the plague?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tarrou record about M. Othon?

3. In Part 2 Chapter 3, what measure is taken by the town leaders?

4. Why is Jean Tarrou important in the story?

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

6. What is the situation with plague serum?

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

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

9. Why is Mme. Rieux concerned about her son?

10. Why is Cottard questioned by the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Plague contains few female characters, yet while they might be 'off stage' women are important to the men who are the novel's main characters. In an essay, show how the minds and actions of Rieux, Rambert and Grand are influenced by the women they love.

Essay Topic 2

The Plague depicts people coping with a terrible crisis. It is concerned with separation and loss. Choose three characters from the novel and discuss the way each of them deals with separation and loss.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters from the novel, one appealing, the other not so. Compare and contrast these two characters, referring closely to the text.

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