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

2. Who meets Meursault when he arrives for his mother's funeral?
(a) His father.
(b) The village doctor.
(c) His uncle's two children.
(d) The caretaker of the nursing home.

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

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

5. Who falls back and takes short cuts during the funeral procession?
(a) The ladies from the home.
(b) Perez.
(c) The Caretaker.
(d) Meursault.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the Sunday following Meursault's mother's death, where does he spend the afternoon?

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

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

4. What does Salamano have with him when Meursault sees him in front of his apartment?

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

(see the answer key)

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