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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. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?

2. What interesting character enters the novel at this point?

3. Why is use of the telephone severely restricted?

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

5. What is the problem with the shipment of serum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation with plague serum?

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

3. Who is Joseph Grand?

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

5. Why is Jean Tarrou important in the story?

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

7. Why have telegrams become the main means of contact ordinary people now have with the outside world?

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

9. In what era is the story set?

10. What does Dr. Rieux muse about in Part 1 Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the death of M. Othon's little boy, the men who have tried to save him are devastated and undergo a change. Choose two of the characters present at the boy's death. Describe the way the characters react at the time. In what ways are they different for the rest of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Rambert and Rieux. In what ways do these characters develop during the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How important is character in this novel? Explain your views, referring closely to the text and focusing in depth on two characters.

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