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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Meursault feel sleepy and dizzy walking after lunch at the beach house?
(a) He has a stomach virus.
(b) He drank too much salt water.
(c) He has had too much wine and it is hot.
(d) He is nervous about marrying Marie.

2. When Meursault tells the guard about the things that he misses, what does the guard say?
(a) That Meursault is mentally ill.
(b) That Meursault should already be dead.
(c) That it is an odd reaction.
(d) That it is a normal reaction.

3. Why is Raymond tense before going to the beach house?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) Some Arabs are following them.
(c) He is beginning to get sick.
(d) He does not like the ocean.

4. What type of case is to follow Meursault's in court?
(a) Parricide.
(b) Forgery.
(c) Theft.
(d) Sumptuary.

5. After asking Meursault to confirm his identity, what question does the Magistrate ask him?
(a) Why he wrote the letter for Raymond.
(b) Why he killed the Arab.
(c) Why he sent his mother to the nursing home.
(d) Why he is in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Meursault eat before traveling to the village where his mother's retirement home is located?

2. Whose beach house do Raymond, Meursault, and Marie visit?

3. How do the authorities around him respond to Meursault's lack of spirituality?

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

5. How does Meursault's attorney feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?

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