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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does Meursault believe has changed with his mother's death?
(a) His mental stablity.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His dependence on family.
(d) His love for Marie.

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

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

4. Where do Meursault and Marie spend the night after their day together?
(a) In the park.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At her house.
(d) At his apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Raymond opens his door during the commotion, what is obvious?

2. How do the people in the neighborhood typically respond to Salamano?

3. Who writes a letter to Raymond's mistress begging her to return?

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

5. Where does Meursault go on the night of the funeral?

(see the answer key)

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