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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 Meursault returns to his job, how does he approach the work that has piled up?
(a) He plunges into it.
(b) He asks for help with it.
(c) He avoids it.
(d) He slowly sifts through it.

2. How does the policeman respond to Raymond's verbal abuse when the police come to his home?
(a) By handcuffing him.
(b) With a slap.
(c) By threatening him with a gun.
(d) By pushing him to the ground.

3. Which of the following phrases describes Meursault's behavior at his mother's funeral?
(a) Marked by anger.
(b) Full of visible grief.
(c) Obviously anxious.
(d) Displaying little emotion.

4. What is Raymond's physical structure?
(a) Wide and unathletic.
(b) Small and weak.
(c) Short and sturdy.
(d) Tall and gangly.

5. In reaction to news that his mother has died, how many days does Meursault ask off from his job?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marie think of the lunch that Meursault cooks for her?

3. Which of the following does Meursault NOT notice during his reflections the weekend after his mother's funeral?

4. How did Meursault know Marie?

5. What does Meursault see people doing as he sits by the window during the Sunday after his mother's funeral?

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