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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. Immediately after lunch on his first day back to work, where does Meursault go?
(a) To the park for a walk.
(b) To Marie's place to see if she is home.
(c) Back to work.
(d) Home to take a nap.

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

3. Before Raymond invites Meursault over for dinner, what is Meursault thinking about eating?
(a) Steak.
(b) Boiled potatoes.
(c) Pot pie.
(d) Chicken.

4. How does Meursault view Raymond's desire to be his friend?
(a) As fake.
(b) As odd.
(c) As kind.
(d) As unrealistic.

5. On the first day that Meursault returns to work, where does he eat lunch?
(a) At the pub.
(b) As a friend's house.
(c) At his apartment.
(d) At Celeste's.

Short Answer Questions

1. After spending the day together, where do Meursault and Marie go in the evening after his mother's funeral?

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

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

4. How does Perez respond to the grief and exhaustion of the funeral procession?

5. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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