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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?
(a) His uncle's two children.
(b) The village doctor.
(c) His father.
(d) The caretaker of the nursing home.

2. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?
(a) His mother's friends from the nursing home.
(b) His friend from home.
(c) No one.
(d) His brother.

3. What offer does Meursault receive and refuse when at the morgue?
(a) The offer to remove the coffin lid.
(b) The offer to sell him a nicer coffin.
(c) The offer to stay with his mother's body.
(d) The offer to bury his mother in England.

4. How does Meursault regard interruptions to his work schedule?
(a) As unwelcome.
(b) As a nice break.
(c) As necessary to his mental health.
(d) As pleasant but unnecessary.

5. What else does Meursault believe has changed with his mother's death?
(a) His love for Marie.
(b) His dependence on family.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His mental stablity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Meursault relieved about the Monday after his mother's funeral?

3. When the sun sets the Sunday after his mother's funeral, what does Meursault think?

4. The day after Meursault and Marie spend the night together, when does Meursault try to contact her?

5. Where does Meursault go on the night of the funeral?

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