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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. Why is Raymond's hand bandaged when Meursault comes over for dinner?
(a) He accidently shot himself.
(b) He was attacked by a dog.
(c) He got in a fight.
(d) He cut his hand with a knife.

2. What does Meursault do when he wakes up in the morning and Marie is gone?
(a) He lays in bed and tries to recapture her essence.
(b) He is relieved and quietly creeps out unnoticed.
(c) He springs out of bed and begins a search for her.
(d) He begins sobbing.

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

4. How old does Meursault say that his mother was at the time of her death?
(a) 72.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) 59.
(d) 43.

5. When Meursault returns to his job, how does he approach the work that has piled up?
(a) He asks for help with it.
(b) He plunges into it.
(c) He avoids it.
(d) He slowly sifts through it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Raymond invites Meursault over for dinner, what is Meursault thinking about eating?

2. Why does Meursault take so much pleasure in washing his hands on the morning he returns to work?

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

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

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

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