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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 is Raymond's physical structure?
(a) Small and weak.
(b) Tall and gangly.
(c) Short and sturdy.
(d) Wide and unathletic.

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

3. Why does Meursault take so much pleasure in washing his hands on the morning he returns to work?
(a) The warmth of the water reminds him of Marie.
(b) The sound of the running water reminds him of the beach.
(c) The towel hasn't yet gotten too wet from daily use.
(d) He is up from his desk and avoiding work.

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

5. After spending the day together, where do Meursault and Marie go in the evening after his mother's funeral?
(a) To an all-night diner.
(b) To the cafe.
(c) To a movie.
(d) To his mother's grave site.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the weather like for the funeral procession?

4. Where does Meursault live at the start of the novel?

5. What does Meursault do on the morning after his night with Marie?

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