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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?
(a) He has lived through another Sunday.
(b) He will miss the weekend.
(c) He doesn't want to go to work on Monday.
(d) He decides it is almost time for the sun to set on himself.

2. Who falls back and takes short cuts during the funeral procession?
(a) Meursault.
(b) The ladies from the home.
(c) The Caretaker.
(d) Perez.

3. After his first week back at work after his mother's death, where does Meursault spend time with Marie?
(a) In the woods.
(b) At the movies.
(c) On the train.
(d) At the beach.

4. Where does the funeral procession travel?
(a) To the private cemetery behind the nursing home.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To a small plot on family land.
(d) To the village cemetery.

5. How does Meursault react to the people who are visibly grieving his mother's death at the funeral?
(a) He asks them to leave.
(b) He becomes angry at them and yells.
(c) He sympathizes with them.
(d) He does not engage with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes a letter to Raymond's mistress begging her to return?

2. What does Raymond plan on doing when his mistress returns?

3. What does Raymond suggest that he and the person who accompanied him do after they return back from the police station?

4. In reaction to news that his mother has died, how many days does Meursault ask off from his job?

5. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?

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