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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Raymond say regarding Meursault's mother's death?
(a) It is a sad occasion which Meursault should never forget.
(b) It should prevent Meursault from going to work.
(c) It was bound to happen one day.
(d) It is an excuse for Meursault to become a criminal.

3. On the first day that Meursault returns to work, who does he meet for lunch?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Emmanuel.
(c) Marie.
(d) Perez.

4. As a gesture of their new friendship what does Raymond offer to Meursault?
(a) An open invitation for dinner.
(b) Flowers from his garden.
(c) Sympathy for his mother's death.
(d) A pen.

5. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?
(a) Pouring rain.
(b) Calm and breezy.
(c) Freezing cold.
(d) Intensely hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Raymond's physical structure?

2. What does Meursault do on the way to visit his mother's village?

3. What piece of clothing does Marie notice that Meursault is wearing that indicates he is mourning?

4. How does Meursault interpret his employer's response to his mother's death?

5. Who falls back and takes short cuts during the funeral procession?

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