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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. On the first day that Meursault returns to work, where does he eat lunch?
(a) At his apartment.
(b) At Celeste's.
(c) As a friend's house.
(d) At the pub.

2. When does the local magistrate question Meursault?
(a) The day before the trial.
(b) The day after his attorney arrives.
(c) The day of the interrogation.
(d) The day after the chaplain visits.

3. For what does Meursault's employer chastise him?
(a) Being distracted.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Inconsistent support of the company.
(d) Lack of ambition.

4. Why doesn't Salamano want to check the pound for his dog?
(a) He is afraid the dog is hurt.
(b) He thinks that the pound is creepy.
(c) He will be upset if the dog is not there.
(d) He would have to pay a fee to get it back.

5. What distracts Meursault when Marie comes to visit him in prison?
(a) His unshavenness.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) The noise.
(d) His upcoming death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meursault react to his friends in the courtroom?

2. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?

3. As Meursault watches Marie converse with Masson's wife, what does he think about?

4. What does the prosecutor say about Meursault's intelligence?

5. Why does a job open up in Paris with Meursault's company?

(see the answer key)

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