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

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

3. What piece of clothing does Marie notice that Meursault is wearing that indicates he is mourning?
(a) His armband.
(b) His jewelry.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His tie.

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

5. How did Meursault know Marie?
(a) She was his neighbor.
(b) She was his mother's sister.
(c) She was a co-worker.
(d) She was a family friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to the morgue and stays with Meursault throughout the night?

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

3. After the day of the funeral, where does Meursault meet Marie?

4. How does Marie react to the news that Meursault's mother has died only one day before she spends the day with Meursault?

5. Where do Meursault and Marie spend the night after their day together?

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